# Chapter 90

Real success for most of us is maintaining our positive outlook throughout the ups and down of life. This is hard especially at the down moments and some people just can’t handle the vertigo of the up and the downing. Few of us are unfailing enthusiastic about everything regardless of what happens and we suspect that those who are, may have a few screws loose because that doesn’t seem reasonable to us that aren’t wired that way. But I am telling you that you and I need to find a way to remain buoyant through thick and thin. Not just insufferably resilient, which is my standard mode of operation, but buoyant and upbeat.

The primary reason we need to be this way is that others feed off our attitude and ambience. These matters are contagious! What you do, others will catch, and when they do, still others will catch it and hopefully we can set the whole planet on fire with optimism and good anticipation for all that is coming their way. The thing I like least about the seniors in my life is the way they ascribe the worst motives to every person, and giddily share every bad event that has happen across the planet. Stop it for Pete’s sake! You are wrecking the rest of us who are trying to not step in that mental cow manure all the time. If you want to do that to yourself, then fine and good, but don’t share it with me or us. I want to be a dealer in hope, not a purveyor of all the abysmal things that can happen in the world.