Optimisium Discovered On High
johndabell I recently announced on social media that a new chemical element has been discovered: Optimisium. I discovered this myself 135m in the air riding inside the London Eye. This makes…
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The Hope Opera
Hope can be an elusive concept. It can be there one minute and gone the next. Some say that it constant but for many, hope ebbs and flows. For others,…
Gladiatorial Optimism And Me
Optimists have to work hard, damn hard. We have to think on our feet, push boundaries and face formidable foes and still maintain a smile. There is no time off.…
The Curious Case Of The Argus-Eyed Optimist
Cancer and optimism might not seem like they go together but they can and they do. Over the years I have developed an Argus-eyed optimism and although sometimes bruising, this…
Cancer And ‘2am Courage’
If you were woken up at 2 o’clock in the morning with a ‘battlefield emergency’, would you be scared witless? Or would you look at the challenge in front of…
Optimism As A Prophylactic
Prophylactic, or preventive, healthcare has an important role in helping us stay healthy. In medicine, the term prophylactic is used to describe procedures and treatments that prevent something from happening.…
Donate Your Mental Wealth
There are lots of things that you can donate. Money is the obvious one. A philanthropic act works wonders and you don’t need to be a billionaire to make a…
Be A Mojo Spreader
We’ve all lost it at some stage. Some of us might still be looking for it. But when you’ve got it, you feel it in your bones. You feel great.…
Cancer And The Self-Contract
I was recently asked how I motivate myself on the days when I don’t really feel like going for a walk outside. It’s a good question because it gets to…
Being A Hope-aholic
Hello, my name is John and I’m a hope-aholic. It has been 2 minutes since my last hopeful thought. “Hope-aholic” (n.). Someone who never loses hope and has an unshakable…