Uphill idealist

The family was all set to go for a swim. The bags filled with towels, sneakers and extra clothes for when they would be dry struggled to stay contained. The number of children in the gaggle was undecipherable as they all were in a state of constant movement. One kid was hanging on the pool door entrance, another was hiding under the check-in counter, and two or three more tots whirred like tiny planets in a wobbly rotation around their mother - who like the sun - was a the center of their aquatic adventure. The water was calling their name. They we so prepared that they'd worn their swimsuits in route to the pool. All they had to do to reach the oasis of the swimming pool was to drop their bags, toss off their t-shirts and flip flops and then... 1 2 3 CANNONBALL! This family reminds me of what enthusiasm looks like. Even though there are a million other things this family could have done this afternoon, they had decided and were committed to their goal. This mom wi...

Words sometimes seem difficult to put together in a way to express all one needs to say. Sometimes words are partially effective in getting a point across, but pictures sometimes "are worth a thousand words". Optimism is the higher functioning sibling of idealism. Optimism is more likely to experiment, to try, to be open. Idealism sometimes is so married to meeting a goal, to attaining perfection, that an effort goes undone. So in word and picture, Uphill Idealist returns, with a a try - a test - imperfect, but present; because optimism is like having the courage to try the cha cha.... Image found at Facebook page for Inspire