Makes me an optimist.

Attitude. Attitude. Attitude. I can't say it often enough. For me, I have to retain an upbeat attitude. Toward life in general. Occasionally, I slip. And become annoyed or bothered by the unfortunate breaks in life.  When things go wrong. But I've discovered that bad stuff often leads to good stuff. Makes me an optimist. Even when I'm down. --Jim Broede