The 300th Post -Reflections from a Glass Half Full

Here I sit at my computer, writing my 300th post to this blog.

300.

The previous significance of this number to me was the perfect bowling score I never achieved (I got a 277 once), or a great batting average of my favorite baseball players (I was a big Milwaukee Brewers fan growing up).

Now it signifies the sheer quantity of musings, ramblings, observations, kudos, links, reminiscences, tributes, lists, belief statements and general “stuff” that I’ve managed to type out over the past 13+ months.

Has it been worth it? Oh yes -many, many times over.

Have I learned something? Yes again.

Have I made many new friends and expanded my world in a way I never thought possible? You betcha.

What about this glass I keep talking about – is it still half full? Interestingly, since I started blogging I’ve had the opportunity to examine this question from lots of different angles and perspectives. I looked under the glass, inside the glass, over the glass – as Ben Yoskovitz would joke with me, heck, I BECAME the glass.

As can happen with things like this, rather than getting a distinct and final answer more questions have been generated about the glass, like:

• How big is the glass?
• What color is the glass?
• What liquid is in the glass?
• What is the glass resting on?

To these questions, I say – “to each their own“. Just like everybody is different in their own way, so goes everyone’s half full glass. Viva la difference!

Actually, my half full glass morphs into something different nearly every day – one time it might be a little shot glass half full of a fine cognac, and another day it might be a bucket half-full of sparkling water. That, to me, is what “realistic optimism” is all about – it’s taking the reality in front of you and “molding” it to fit an underlying optimistic intent.

Does this work all the time? Can my glass be empty (or too full) on occasion? Yep, it happens. Yet, I have found that writing about the process as I have for these 300 posts has deepened my appreciation and understanding of the importance of a philosophical underpinning like “Half-Fullism”, and has heightened my awareness of those unbalanced times (and dare I say has sped up the recoveries).

Of equal importance, the dialogue I have forged with all of you has been invaluable to me in looking at this half full glass, so I offer my deep appreciation and thanks.

Bottom line, I think I’m going to stick with this little “hobby” a while longer – there are many more permutations of this glass to examine and ponder. Thanks for joining me in this journey of discovery!

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