I was thinking yesterday on my drive home from work, where they had asked me to cover someone's shift on my day off who was apparently supposed to get suspended, and then didn't, and then when I walked in they said, "Oh shit! I forgot to call you to say nevermind..." and I was wondering if being optimistic is the same thing as having faith?

To me, being optimistic means you hope for the best, hope that things will work out well, but having faith... well that's a different matter altogether. Having faith means you believe... believe it will work out, evidence unseen, no foreshadowing or hint of likeliness, you just believe. So if that's true... then I say they are definitely not the same thing.

That, of course, begs the question that if you are neither, like me, then what are you? A pessimist? A realist? An idealist? Hmmmmm.

So, I decided to look it all up... and here's what I found in my handy, dandy online dictionary....

Optimist - One who usually expects a favorable outcome.

Faith - Confidence or trust in a person or thing. Belief that is not based on proof.

Realist - A person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.

Pessimist - A person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.

Idealist - A person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. A visionary or impractical person. A person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are.

I guess my answer, depending on the situation, is that I am a realist with idealistic qualities, or maybe that's backwards... who knows. Either way, I don't have blind faith in things, never have been good about that unless we're talking about love, and I'm not a pessimist, never could be... Maybe it's the romantic in me that just believes that when love is involved, everything will work out... but otherwise, you have to create your own happiness and go after what you want.

Happy Birthday Sugar, my Natey Love you lots!

Tony is buying a motorcycle and he better hope that if he gets hurt on it... Anyway, I'll kill him! :wacko: Or something productive and healthy like that.

I miss Davey like you can't imagine. I think we have never gone this long without talking and given the state of my hormones this week... well it's not a pretty picture. I love you Sweetie!

Hugs, Viv