{"id":112,"date":"2011-01-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/2011\/01\/opti-mystic.html"},"modified":"2011-01-03T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T01:00:00","slug":"opti-mystic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2011\/01\/opti-mystic.html","title":{"rendered":"Opti-Mystic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><font face=\"Verdana\">My dear friend Alan Cohen offered this message on New Years morning: &#8220;Behold, a bright new year set before you.&nbsp; What would you make of it?&#8221;<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>I consider myself an &#8216;opti-mystic&#8217; who sees the world through the eyes of magic and wonder. As a result people, experiences and opportunities come my way that I might have ignored otherwise. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><span>The <a title=\"Oxford English Dictionary\" href=\"\/wiki\/Oxford_English_Dictionary\"><font color=\"#0645ad\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/font><\/a> defines <b>optimism<\/b> as having &#8220;hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something; a tendency to take a favourable or hopeful view.&#8221; The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning &#8220;best.&#8221; Unlike optimal thinking . which is realistic in nature, being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, ultimately means one expects the best possible outcome from any given situation.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span class=\"messageBody\">As I read through the New Years messages that friends posted on their facebook pages, I am blown away by how many &#8216;opti-mystics&#8217; I am connected with here. No gloom and doom predictions, no obnoxious political statements; just loving intention for this brightly born newly gifted 365 days. How will you unwrap the presents\/presence offered to you today? ? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dear friend Alan Cohen offered this message on New Years morning: &#8220;Behold, a bright new year set before you.&nbsp; What would you make of it?&#8221; I consider myself an &#8216;opti-mystic&#8217; who sees the world through the eyes of magic and wonder. 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