Enjoy Your Life: Change Your Point of View
I strive to be what is called an optimistic realist. I try to keep a realistic viewpoint but temper it with optimism, as so much has proven more can be achieve if one keeps a positive outlook and remember the good what has been done not simply dwell on the negative.
Study shows humans are optimists for most of life. Researchers have completed the largest study of its kind to determine how optimistic people are in life and when as well as how major life events affect how optimistic they are about the future. Source 9n.