Tina Landeen, LCSWJul 5, 20171 minBe an OPTOMETRIST, not a pessimistIt’s a misspoken sentiment from a show that I shouldn't be watching, but the thirteen year old boy in me finds it so funny. The idea though is precious. It is not in human nature to look for the good everywhere. Indeed, our hind brain is designed to constantly be on the look out for danger, scanning our environment for threats. That is really why we look for the bad things first, it's key to our survival. Then there are other areas of our brain, our limbic system, our prefron