953 nut 57,586 #1 Posted February 6 Optimist Day is celebrated on the first Thursday of February and takes place on February 6 this year. The day focuses on building and sustaining a positive future. Are you wondering how this is possible? Well, anything can be achieved as long as you stay focused and optimistic. In fact, an optimistic person is more likely to be happy and motivated. On this day, there are also optimist organizations that focus on spreading optimism by giving way to different programs that build leadership skills and creativity. Hence, the day celebrates not only optimism but also optimist clubs and members who have formed several communities to benefit the youth. The Jesuit mathematician Pere Louis-Bertrand Castle coins the term ‘optimisme,’ or ‘optimism’ in 1737 and it was used in the English language for the first time in 1759. In 2013, Sylvain Levesque proposed that Optimist Day be celebrated on a specific day. Levesque was a member of the National Assembly and was also a part of the Optimist Club of Loretteville. Luckily, his idea was accepted and a resolution was passed the same year at the Optimist International Convention to celebrate Optimist Day on the first Thursday of February. According to Levesque, the first Thursday was chosen because work starts at the National Assembly during the first week of February. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,249 #2 Posted February 6 Red Green is the eternal optimist: "I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess..." But if not... "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati - When all else fails, play dead..." 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,925 #3 Posted February 6 (edited) The Optomist says the glass is half full, the Pessimist says it is half empty..... Years ago, I attended a Bachelor Party Dinner for our Purchasing Agent's 3rd walk down the aisle. (He was infamously known for his frugality, aka cheapness.) I was asked to speak a few words.... I held up a half full glass of beer and said " Some folks would say this glass is half full, others that it is half empty. Phil would say neither. I looked at Jerry the Machine Shop Manager and added - Jerry, Jerry, did you order that glass??? It is twice as big as it needs to be, I hope for your sake I got it wholesale!!! " Edited February 6 by ri702bill 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,393 #4 Posted February 6 I am, for the most part, an optimist. I try to avoid being pessimistic. I am however - 100% - a realist. The glass is full. Period. It's our task to understand what's in the glass and how best to use it. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
