#optimist creed

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View of bronze tablet on flagpole dedicated to Optimist International, located at the Optimist playground at Stout and Kendle. Inscription reads: "The Optimist creed. Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Christian D. Larsen."

Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

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View of bronze tablet on flagpole dedicated to Optimist International, located at the Optimist playground at Stout and Kendle. Inscription reads: "The Optimist creed. Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Christian D. Larsen." 1951.

Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

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The Optimist's Creed for Weight Loss

I promise myself to be so strong that nothing can stop me from losing weight. To talk health, fitness, and weight loss to every person who wants to listen. To help all my overweight friends feel that they too can lose their extra weight. To look at the fact that I really can lose weight and to make that fact come true. To think only of success, to work only for success, and to expect only successful weight loss. To be just as enthusiastic about the weight loss of others as I am about my own. To forget the failures of the past and to press on to the great weight loss achievements of the future. To be motivated to lose weight at all times and to help every overweight person I meet to be motivated too. To be so focused on doing things that help me lose weight that I have no time left to do things that make me gain weight. To be too determined to give up, too fit to be unhealthy, too slim to be fat, and too focused on successful weight loss to permit the thought of failure. To think well of myself and proclaim this fact to the world by losing all the extra weight and keeping it off. To live in the faith that I can be slim for the rest of my life so long as I stay focused on the slim and slender me I know I can be.

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