Although perhaps a strength of mine optimism is exhausting.  Especially now.  It is hard as heck to get up every morning and truly believe things are going to be ok, and then try to convince teenagers of that.  Even if you make it through the morning as soon as you check Twitter at lunch the optimism bubble takes a serious hit.

But what is the option?  I believe that people are essentially good.  I believe that if people are given the opportunity to be fair and just they will do so.

I think a couple years with a president that simply doesn’t like most Americans will remind us that we miss optimism.