OPTIMISM

When I graduated from High School, I won a small scholarship from the Optimist Club of Bay Shore. At the time I had no idea what the Optimist Club was but I was happy to get the money.

Several years ago I had the pleasure to speak at several meetings of the Optimist International Club local chapter. It was a great experience and after a long time of waiting, I finally found out what the Optimist Clubs were.

Little did I know that although I wasn’t a member, we shared many of the same core beliefs.

Here is the creed of the Optimist International Club, I am sure that many of you will be pleasantly surprised to see that you also have many of these beliefs.

The Opimist Creed

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

I think you will all agree, if more people had these core beliefs and values we would all be in a better place.

Think POSITIVE, Talk POSITIVE, Be POSITIVE

Lorin