I feel like my optimism is slowly slipping away. I would still call myself an optimist, but so many people around me are pessimistic, I can feel it eating away at me sometimes.

I refuse to become a pessimist though. That's not a change I'm willing to undergo. At least I'm aware of it. I think I'm going to make an extra effort to be optimistic. I think it makes you a happier person. Well, it definitely makes me a happier person. :)