The Resolute Woman

Category: optimism

  • Have a good attitude

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    A friend told me that she is impressed with my good attitude. “I do have a good attitude—most of the time,” I told her. And I do. Sometimes, after dinner, I get tired and a little—or a lot—cranky. Sometimes I do feel frustrated that I am stuck in a wheelchair with my left leg and…

  • It pays to be optimistic

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    Optimistic people seem to have healthy hearts. Even after adjusting for all sorts of socioeconomic issues, “people who are the most optimistic do have higher odds of being in ideal cardiovascular health,” says Rosalba Hernandez, lead author of a research study and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She’s not sure…