People call me an optimist, but I’m really an appreciator….When I was six years old and had scarlet fever, the first of the miracle drugs, sulfanilamide, saved my life. I’m grateful for computers and photocopiers…I appreciate where we’ve come from. Julian Simon (1933-1998) American Academic

I’m too much of a realist to be a true optimist, but I am an appreciator (of many things), and I strive to see the half full glass rather than the half empty one.

Of course, some days it is easier than others. On good days, the glass always appears half full (or fuller), but on a day/days with some struggles, then it is a true demonstration to grasp the glass and see it as half full, rather than empty(ing).

Appreciation goes a long ways to making an easier life. I know I have always worked harder for someone who appreciates me and my efforts than for someone who is critical. My kids learn best from teachers who they feel appreciate and like them and their efforts.

I had a third grade teacher that gave me a hard time. And my son had at least two teachers like that. I could sympathize. I sat there and seethed much of the time, though I’m sure I learned, but not as easily or with as much fun.

There’s a lesson in there somewhere, besides my hard-headedness.

Karin

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