In 2017 I participated in my first Inktober. For those who are unfamiliar, Inktober is a challenge to ink a drawing every day of October based on single word prompts and then share these drawing across social media. It was a really intriguing concept, and I immediately knew why I wanted to participate: It was …

The next time you engage with others, whether at work, in class, or even just standing in line for coffee, notice how what people say tends to slide into pessimism. It goes doubly so for the TV, radio, and internet. Maybe you already know how pessimistic people can be. Maybe you can even see it …