Radical Optimism

Flying over Honduras.

Flying over Honduras.

History and fable have both proven that nothing is ever entirely lost. David can take Goliath. A beach in Normandy can turn the tide of war. Bravery can topple the powerful. These facts are often seen as exceptional, but they are not. Every day, we all become the balance of our choices—choices between love and fear, belief or despair. No hope is ever too small.

Optimism is our instinct to inhale while suffocating. Our need to declare what “needs to be” in the face of what is. Optimism is not uncool; it is rebellious and daring and vital.
— Guillermo del Toro

Read the amazing essay from Oscar-winning filmmaker and director Guillermo del Toro, "The Most Radical and Rebellious Choice You Can Make Is to Be Optimistic."