Let’s Bring a Tough-Minded Optimism to 2025

Instead of choosing ungrounded positivity or unrealistic pessimism, true optimists find a better path forward.

Being able to think optimistically while also being grounded in reality requires a significant amount of mental toughness. Biba Kayewich

Many Americans have taken a bit of a beating in the last five years.

The COVID pandemic closed schools, churches, and businesses; widened our nation’s political divides; and left many people distrustful of the government and corporate media. Inflation delivered soaring costs of food, housing, and other goods; increased interest rates; and hit lower-income consumers hard in the wallet. The culture wars, centered around race and gender, raged unabated through these hard times.