I consider myself neither an optimist nor a pessimist. "Yes the glass is half empty, but there's also half left".

I do believe that you get back what you put out.
I also think that OTHERS see me as negative.
Am I critical, sure. Do I exercise my wit at others expense, occasionally. Do I have a fairly acerbic perspective, yepper. But a I negative? hmm. I think not.

Anyway, I don't generally delve into the darkies and get blue. I have days where I feel sad, and I own them, embrace that I'm sad, and move on. But deep depression? Sad sad sadness? Nah, not so much. Not any more anyway. Life is good.

But like all reformed smokers (analogy, didn't smoke) when I see something about being posiitive, or having good energy, I feel compelled to promote it. Put forth the message so to speak. So others can join me in the glory of being positive.
kum bai yah
etcetera.

So for what it's worth, I stumbled across a blog entry that backlinked to this article - The 30-Day Challenge to a More Positive Perspective

Basically what it promotes is putting down, for thirty days, one thing you are grateful for on the first day, two on the second etc and at the end of 30 days you have 465...ish (-ish because math and I aren't getting along these days.)

So why not? Why not do it?
Besides the fact that it's navel gazing narcissism?

Sigh.
Here goes:

DAY ONE: Today I am grateful that the air conditioners are out of the windows finally. My feet are cold.