Ephective Ephemera
Despite the current troubling economic times, which affect the media industries and the academy alike, I can’t help but find myself personally optimistic. The primary reason, I would suspect, is that I am just naturally an optimistic person, or so I’ve been told. That can perhaps lead to some naivete, but I’ve always hoped to [...]
I am optimistic about my future, career, love and life.
Thou the economy is down, i had graduated and got a job. I am learning how to cope with this better so further in my life, i am more prepared for it.
I am optimistic about my girlfriend. If the long distance relationship work out, we might [...]
I’m optimistic about people. And the belief that people, underneath their “cultural” often seemingly rehearsed exterior are all playful, joyful, explorers, and that they care about each other, their society and the people they meet. Every time the Internet uncovers videos from the brilliant people at improveverywhere or interviews with people on the street uncovering [...]
There are many paradigm shifts on the horizon for both the United States as well as the world, there are two that I am optimistic about; one very general, the other very esoteric.
First, I am optimistic about the future of science literacy. For years, there has been a difficulty in getting people in the United [...]
I’d not heard about this until today, but was blown away by the scope of the undertaking by the Council of Conscience – a group of leaders from the world’s five major religions, towards a document called The Charter for Compassion.
The as-yet-incomplete charter outlines guidelines for religious tolerance, under the premise that tolerance is a [...]
I am optimistic about one day learning how to whistle.
I am optimistic about my backyard garden; it was solid clay when I started on it, and now it’s thriving.
I am optimistic about going for a run weekly.
I am optimistic about my lemon tree being fruitful next spring.
I am optimistic about becoming proficient on the ukelele.
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Alex [...]