9781422287699

10

OPT I MI SM AND SELF -CONF IDENCE

For the optimist everything looks possible—while to the pessimist, challenges may seem too great to overcome.

upset. “Now we’re sure to lose! Without Jessica we don’t have a chance. She’s our best pitcher.” Lisa just smiles. “We’ll be fine. You’re as good as at pitching as Jessica, Amy.” Amy scowls and shakes her head. “No, I’m not! I always get nervous and then I mess up. I know we’re going to lose. I wish it had rained and they’d cancelled the game. At least then we wouldn’t have had to get slaughtered by the other team.” Lisa gives her sister a little pat. “Well, I’m a pretty good pitcher too, you know. And we’ve got a lot of good players on our team. I know we can play a good game.” “How can you be so calm?” Amy wails. “Everything is going wrong.” But Lisa shakes her head. “No, it isn’t. Jessica got sick, but it isn’t the end of the world.”