| User | Comment |
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LindaH    | | posted 23-Apr-2005 12:41pm |
More optimistic than pessimistic. I'm relativist when it comes to that glass question, though. The glass is half empty to the wait staff that has to come around and refill customers glasses as needed. It's half empty if it was once full and got drank down. It's half full if it was empty and you filled it halfway.
I'm realistic most of the time, optimistic sometimes. When it comes to how people in general will react to situations out of the ordinary, I'm very pessimistic. I have very little faith in people's judgment. |
Enheduanna  | | posted 23-Apr-2005 12:51pm |
I'm both, although I think I tend to be a little more optimistic overall. |
| Biggles | | posted 23-Apr-2005 12:58pm |
I'm an eternal optimist. You know, one of the really annoying ones who can see better things coming even when stuff is really bad. |
| romkey | | posted 23-Apr-2005 1:07pm |
Both. Mostly optimistic, I like solving problems and generally think they can be solved. But sometimes deeply pessimistic. |
| darkshadowsseeker | | posted 23-Apr-2005 1:10pm |
Both...it depends on the situation. |
| moonstone | | posted 23-Apr-2005 1:46pm |
Both at times. |
| bcollins | | posted 23-Apr-2005 2:20pm |
A bit of both but generally more optimistic. |
| Amanda | | posted 23-Apr-2005 3:16pm |
It depends on the situation, but most often I'm a pessimist. |
| dab | | posted 23-Apr-2005 7:00pm |
Short term (from 5 years to 150 years depending on subject), pessimistic. Longer term, optimistic. |
Iseult   | | posted 23-Apr-2005 10:00pm |
Self-made pessimist. To guard myself from failure. |
| LindaH | | (reply to Iseult) posted 23-Apr-2005 10:03pm |
Don't you mean from disappointment? |
| Zang | | posted 23-Apr-2005 11:44pm |
I'm a happy cynic!  |
| Maarten | | posted 24-Apr-2005 7:04am |
Optimistic |
| justjulie | | (reply to LindaH) posted 24-Apr-2005 8:23am |
disappointments ONLY result from expectations. pessimists have a habit of "never" expecting a thing, you know...only the worst possible scenario. so, no expectations, no disappointments |
| jettles | | posted 24-Apr-2005 8:24am |
optimism mostly. |
| darkroomdanny | | posted 24-Apr-2005 8:27am |
Both, I usually stick to being optimistic about certain things and pessimistic about other things. I prefer being with optimistic people though, it seems to rub off!
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| Danger | | posted 24-Apr-2005 9:05am |
I tend more toward optimistic. I find that it's a lot less stressful than pessimism. |
| ROCKMAN | | posted 24-Apr-2005 9:49am |
I'm more optimistic for sure. |
| ROCKMAN | | (reply to LindaH) posted 24-Apr-2005 9:56am |
> More optimistic than pessimistic. I'm relativist
> when it comes to that glass question, though.
> The glass is half empty to the wait staff
> that has to come around and refill customers
> glasses as needed. It's half empty if it
> was once full and got drank down. It's half
> full if it was empty and you filled it halfway.
> I'm realistic most of the time, optimistic
> sometimes. When it comes to how people in
> general will react to situations out of the
> ordinary, I'm very pessimistic. I have very
> little faith in people's judgment.
Good answer, I totally agree with your whole statement. I'm just not good at coming up spur of the moment with good answers like that, Thanks! |
| ROCKMAN | | (reply to Danger) posted 24-Apr-2005 9:59am |
> I tend more toward optimistic. I find that
> it's a lot less stressful than pessimism.
Me too! It is a lot less stressful, I know from changing my whole attitude in the last 8 years or so. |
| Iseult | | (reply to LindaH) posted 24-Apr-2005 11:26am |
That's what I meant. |
| Biggles | | (reply to justjulie) posted 24-Apr-2005 11:30am |
> disappointments ONLY result from expectations. pessimists have a habit
> of "never" expecting a thing, you know...only the worst possible scenario.
> so, no expectations, no disappointments
Ah, but a true optimist wouldn't feel such disappointment. There have been times in my life when things haven't worked out the way I hoped, but rather than being disappointed I've been able to focus on what I've learned from the situation and felt content knowing that things would get better again. So, no need to meet any particular expectation to be happy, no disappointments!
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they  | | posted 24-Apr-2005 12:12pm |
I am an optimist with some pessimistic tendancies.
I clicked both.. I have become more of an optimist as I've gotten older. |
| Danger | | (reply to ROCKMAN) posted 24-Apr-2005 1:00pm |
Way to go!
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| ElvisFan67 | | posted 24-Apr-2005 9:53pm |
Some of both, but unfortunately more pessimistic than optimistic.  |
| Cleo | | posted 24-Apr-2005 11:38pm |
Optimistic................
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| Jemmy | | posted 24-Apr-2005 11:41pm |
Optimistic. |
| BillyBobBob | | posted 25-Apr-2005 1:06am |
pessimistic |
| iwish40 | | posted 25-Apr-2005 2:04am |
The Optimist sees the Donut, The Pessimist sees the hole. |
| ROCKMAN | | (reply to Danger) posted 25-Apr-2005 4:54am |
> Way to go!
>
Thank you!
I'd hate to see where I'd be now if I hadn't changed. |
| Updown | | posted 25-Apr-2005 1:35pm |
I am an optimist, but I don't feel good about it. Actually I am either depending on how hungry I am, how tired I am, or whether or not I am suffering from some physical ailment. The more distress I feel the more pessimistic I get. |
| dwanal1 | | posted 25-Apr-2005 2:22pm |
I always hope for the best |
| bombill | | posted 25-Apr-2005 10:23pm |
Optimistic, though tempered with a healthy dose of realism. People aren't always good or well-intentioned. I think most people desperately distract themselves from, among other things, all the badness they contribute to, and though that sounds pessimistic, I don't believe that makes people bad. A little sad, a little silly, maybe. Don't really fault anyone for it, as I am doing it by taking this survey. I think overall, people have made great progress and will continue to do so, though a lot of the old problems will continue to be problems for a long time. |
| gingersnap | | posted 25-Apr-2005 10:41pm |
I was a stubborn pessimist for a long time. Then I realized it takes a lot less energy to be optimistic. Ergo, I am an optimist! (Not to be confused with optometrist) |
| southernyankee | | posted 26-Apr-2005 3:05am |
pessimistic. Based on personal experience, people tend to suck and are basicly bad. Plus there's always Murphy's Law, you will never get half done of what you expect to get done.
That's why its such a relief everything you either accomplish something or someone doesn't try to screw you over. |
| southernyankee | | (reply to iwish40) posted 26-Apr-2005 3:08am |
ah, but what is a someone who sees something they can wear on their sex organ
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| southernyankee | | (reply to Biggles) posted 26-Apr-2005 3:09am |
can I borrow a dollar  |
| ShesNotThere | | posted 26-Apr-2005 9:42am |
When I try to be an optimist, I usually end up being fake. Or pretending things are okay when I feel like they are not. I used to be more of a pessimist now I just use sarcasm. |
| Biggles |
A dollar? |
| freebird | | posted 26-Apr-2005 11:49am |
both unfortunately. I am becoming more and more pessimistic as the year goes on though.  |
| LindaH | | (reply to justjulie) posted 26-Apr-2005 12:04pm |
I used to have expectations when it came to how people would respond/react to things I did. I learned that people in general will react negatively or don't care about why you are doing what you are doing. That's why I'm pessimistic now when it comes to people in general, but optimistic or realistic when it comes to just about everything else. |
| Jody | | posted 26-Apr-2005 1:10pm |
I try to be realistic. |
| southernyankee | | (reply to Biggles) posted 26-Apr-2005 1:47pm |
Hey, lend me any amount you want, just as long as you're a pessemist. |
| autumnlight | | posted 26-Apr-2005 1:57pm |
I'm more pessimistic than optimistic |
| Kristal_Rose | | posted 26-Apr-2005 6:50pm |
I'm optomistic.
I connect with the good in people that others wouldn't generally see. Every place and person is faceted, with a different experience for every person depending upon ones karma.
I like to paraphrase Jimmy Stewart 'Ah, c'mon fellas, just because we're locked up ina cell and the Nazis are goin' to gas us tomorrow, doesn't mean we can't have a last cheery harmonica jam.'
As I see it, having a grumble in your head will manifest something like a stubbed toe to further grumble about - a vicious cycle. Negative thoughts and events should be acknowledged, but never fed or dwelled upon, or matters will become worse. They pass from person to person unless you do a sort of 'The buck stops here' disspelling of their chain of effect. |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to LindaH) posted 26-Apr-2005 7:00pm |
I'm optomistic that things will work out for the best, but I don't count on any explicit event or personal promise ever bearing fruit. For those things, I only count on that which my channelling or intuition has revealed will happen. If one responds to and counts solely on the projected mechanics of the ego universe, they will become bitter. |
| LindaH |
So am I. I make plans for things, and if they don't happen, they don't happen.
What is the "ego universe"? |
| RaveDevil | | posted 26-Apr-2005 11:06pm |
I used be a pessimist and it wasn't for me. I'll stick with optimism from now on. Things seem to turn out better in the long run when you have a positive view on things. |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to LindaH) posted 27-Apr-2005 12:55am |
Man's intellect thinking everything is meant to go the way we plan on a mortal level without regard for higher laws like karma and such. |
| LindaH |
If a person lives a good life and doesn't deserve bad things, then why would the laws of karma give him anything less than what he deserves?
I think if a person makes plans, and they are only dealing with things, nt people, it's easy to predict and expect that things will go as planned. If they don't, it means they screwed up somewhere. When plans involve other people, even if a person does everything right, another person can screw it up. That might explain why I am less optimistic when it comes to other people.
It's easier to expect that your new flower will grow healthy than that someone will like your painting. |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to LindaH) posted 27-Apr-2005 2:23pm |
That's all mostly true. It still comes down to attitude though. The things you do with the flow in love and harmony are most predictable, except that one coasting as such isn't as likely to bother predicting. It's when fear, desperation, and insistence become preeminent that things like Murphy's Law kick in. On the other hand, pessimism conjures bad stuff too. The best formula is non-expectant optomism, appreciating the moment. In most mystic paths, both fear and desire are frowned upon; Fear is living in the past rather being objective about what is really happening at the moment; Desire is living in the future, and again not appreciating the moment. Likewise the 7 deadly sins are similar. Lust is a sin because it is a desire, never satiated, always wanting more, unlike the love it usurps which can leave one with a complete warm glow. |
| LindaH |
Even if you don't expect any kind of reaction, and someone still reacts negatively, it still stings, doesn't it? |
| LindaH |
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| BerrieGrrl | | posted 27-Apr-2005 11:21pm |
i'm an optimist...i can be cynical, but overall i'm an optimistic person. |
| Kristal_Rose | | (reply to LindaH) posted 28-Apr-2005 3:15am |
It could, but I try not to let it, otherwise I'm just spreading more of a similar negative energy myself. Usually I can trace such negative which comes my way to something I've done or thought myself. It might be as simple as not following some channeled advice. Even within 'neutral' there's both a loving and a disdainful (or negligent) neutral. |
| HowardWearsDiap |
Optimistic |
| iwish40 |
Horny and a very good imagination....lol |
| southernyankee |
> I connect with the good in people that others wouldn't generally see.
> Every place and person is faceted, with a different experience for
> every person depending upon ones karma.
Oh no, I trust everyone. Its the devil inside that I don't trust. |
| Kristal_Rose |
that's another way of saying the same thing. If you are nothing but an angel, you will only see angels except to the extent you take on 'outside' work, and then, who's to say that isn't also your own inner demons. |
| TrinityAnn |
pessimistic because that way if your expecting and prepared for the worst, nothing can truly hurt or disappoint you |
| Katie_harris01 | | posted 9-May-2005 11:37pm |
Mostly I'm just a cynic. But in a positive way? |
gambler  | | posted 11-May-2005 7:31pm |
...........I'm more a cynical optimist |
| sexy1 | | posted 16-May-2005 12:52pm |
don't know sorry |
| starrpickle | | posted 16-May-2005 4:44pm |
I'm a realist now, I use to be a pessimist first then an optimist now a realist not much has changed |
| flowershower | | posted 28-May-2005 9:57am |
I don't really know. I am always being called pessimistic, but there are the odd seconds of the year when I'm something off tree-house. I honestly see the bad side of everything, but, it's not like I don't ever smile. |
| nonamejj18 | | posted 12-Jun-2005 11:08pm |
im neither |
| Katja144 | | posted 20-Jun-2005 3:01am |
Pessimistic, but like I read once somewhere, it's the better way to be "because you're either proven right or you're pleasantly surprised." |
| mve17 | | posted 29-Mar-2006 8:02am |
An optamistic pessamist..
Now is the glass half full or half empty...
eh?
eh? |
