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Jan 5: A Sunny Optimism
Posted On: January 5, 2009 11:42 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doorways and gates. He has two faces, one looking backward, the other forward. And he’s the reason our first month is called January. Though I confess I’m more than normally reflective by nature, this time of year really gets my pensive juices flowing. It’s a period when I can’t help thinking a lot about where I’ve been and where I’m going. Or at least trying to go. But oddly enough, considering some of the recent headlines, I find myself optimistic as my own face looks forward into 2009. Despite all the challenges ahead, for me personally and for our nation and for our world as a whole, I believe this can be a good year.
Of course, that’s easy for me to say. I’m sitting in 75 degree sunshine in a place where it’s perpetually summer. I just finished a brief morning visit to the ocean, which glistened out to the horizon today in a rich blue-green. January, South Florida style. This is not a bad way to start the new year.
There’s no question that lots of sunlight tends to lift my mood and that this is one big reason I so much enjoy living in Fort Lauderdale. I believe this is a learned thing, actually, partly the result of all the sunny metaphors that I’ve picked up over my lifetime. In my head, light tends to be associated with happiness. You know, "the skies may look dark to you now, but they’ll get brighter." That kind of stuff. I also believe we can teach ourselves to see beyond these mental associations so that rain and snow and clouds don’t depress us. Nonetheless, Florida sunshine makes my life easier and I’m grateful for that. I recognize that this, in turn, may make it easier for me to adopt an optimistic attitude about our immediate future. Not that I can see ahead better than anyone else, obviously. It’s only that my prognosis may not be so clouded by, well, clouds. That’s why I wanted to share it with you now, as this year finally begins to roll into a higher gear. All I know is, we have a bold new president taking office soon and fresh ideas are being introduced every day now and I sense some growing general attitude of openness and innovation around our nation. And yes, optimism. I really believe that. Maybe it’s not quite as obvious from where you’re sitting at the moment. But here, illuminated by South Florida sun, forward is looking a whole lot better to me than back.
Of course, that’s easy for me to say. I’m sitting in 75 degree sunshine in a place where it’s perpetually summer. I just finished a brief morning visit to the ocean, which glistened out to the horizon today in a rich blue-green. January, South Florida style. This is not a bad way to start the new year.
There’s no question that lots of sunlight tends to lift my mood and that this is one big reason I so much enjoy living in Fort Lauderdale. I believe this is a learned thing, actually, partly the result of all the sunny metaphors that I’ve picked up over my lifetime. In my head, light tends to be associated with happiness. You know, "the skies may look dark to you now, but they’ll get brighter." That kind of stuff. I also believe we can teach ourselves to see beyond these mental associations so that rain and snow and clouds don’t depress us. Nonetheless, Florida sunshine makes my life easier and I’m grateful for that. I recognize that this, in turn, may make it easier for me to adopt an optimistic attitude about our immediate future. Not that I can see ahead better than anyone else, obviously. It’s only that my prognosis may not be so clouded by, well, clouds. That’s why I wanted to share it with you now, as this year finally begins to roll into a higher gear. All I know is, we have a bold new president taking office soon and fresh ideas are being introduced every day now and I sense some growing general attitude of openness and innovation around our nation. And yes, optimism. I really believe that. Maybe it’s not quite as obvious from where you’re sitting at the moment. But here, illuminated by South Florida sun, forward is looking a whole lot better to me than back.
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