tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post9073679120151331932..comments2023-11-02T06:44:14.850-07:00Comments on City Wife, Country Life: This Post Will Never WorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-74215263336341505462011-05-18T08:56:17.795-07:002011-05-18T08:56:17.795-07:00Pessimistic towards yourself and optimistic toward...Pessimistic towards yourself and optimistic toward others? That's kind of how I feel sometimes. I'm much harder on myself than others... (but others might not think so ;)).Farmer's City Wifehttp://www.citywifecountrylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-3043282575378371872011-05-18T08:55:35.617-07:002011-05-18T08:55:35.617-07:00Yes, the garden coming up is definitely an incredi...Yes, the garden coming up is definitely an incredible sight -- and it never gets old!Farmer's City Wifehttp://www.citywifecountrylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-56918502606234445402011-05-16T12:03:35.996-07:002011-05-16T12:03:35.996-07:00Well, I'm not as optimistic as my mom, nor as ...Well, I'm not as optimistic as my mom, nor as pessimistic as my dad, so I guess I'm somewhere in between. I tend to be more pessimistic toward myself and more optimistic toward others, though. <br /><br />Whichever way we naturally lean, I do believe we can change our habitual thought patterns by challenging our netagive thoughts and telling ourselves the truth. "...We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2COR 10:5). When I started paying attention to my thought life and intentionally choosing to fix my thoughts on lovely things (see PHIL 4:8) instead of negative things, it really changed my life, because it changed my attitude. <br /><br />Optimism has the audacity to hope--and hope does not disappoint! (see ROM 5:5). See, when you hope, you implicitly trust that God is going to work everything out for the best, one way or another. You know God the Father just LOVES it when his little ones trust him! When we let go of anxiety (or our security blanket/defense mechanism of pessimism), pray for what we need, and be thankful for what we have, God has room to fill us with that peace that passes all understanding and guard our minds and hearts in Christ Jesus (see PHIL 4:6-7).<br /><br />I still struggle with pessimism at times, but I am "practicing" the virtue of hope and it really is freeing!cassilynn1@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-56235238225830626812011-05-16T08:55:53.678-07:002011-05-16T08:55:53.678-07:00Absolute optimist..assume the best until something...Absolute optimist..assume the best until something goes Terribly Wrong, and then assume it will either fix itself with time (like my check engine light that goes on and off at will) or can be fixed without too much trouble. If it proves to be something that is actually A Lot of trouble to fix, I can generally convince myself that it could have been worse, and "really, it's better this way." Unrealistic, really, except that it generally works out for me. I'm lucky I guess..super lucky. :) <br />As far as changing, I've tried - pessimism seemed so attractive in the despairing, cynical, "I dress in black and spend Way Too Much time in coffeehouses" sort of way when I was in high-school. But it wouldn't take. I tried very hard too, when I remembered to, and when I wasn't so Very excited about some good thing. But I think it'd be easier to change to optimism - especially when you have such a Beautiful life, and so many little happinesses. Aren't seeds popping up one of the most refreshing sights?<br />~MashaMashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-81616516206018515902011-05-13T16:03:13.907-07:002011-05-13T16:03:13.907-07:00Best of both worlds :)Best of both worlds :)Farmer's City Wifehttp://www.citywifecountrylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4939462579252426448.post-84681153606288243402011-05-13T14:58:31.253-07:002011-05-13T14:58:31.253-07:00Plan for the worst; hope for the best. That's...Plan for the worst; hope for the best. That's my motto, which my dad says makes me a realist, but whatever it is, it definitely leans toward the side of optimism. :-)Jenniehttp://www.cooperfamilyfarm.com/fbpnoreply@blogger.com