The dawg tag that went missing and I wrote about a week ago? I got a text from a kind lady who’d found it this evening. Me and the lad have just gone out for a walk and picked it up.

Some things don’t work out, of course. This is not a post about the power of manifestation and how karma prevails – I’m unconvinced by that.

It’s merely an acknowledgement of gratitude.

Pessimists tend to downplay when there’s something to be grateful for, and miss out on the warmth of that. Optimists are open to finding things to be grateful for and can take cheer from that. They recognise there’ll be something else along soon enough.

Optimism is a choice. Not an easy one for some. But it’s a choice.