see the glass half-full
Find the positive
To see the glass half-full is to focus on the positive aspects of a situation rather than the negative—the optimist's interpretation of the proverbial glass containing water to its midpoint.
The opposite, seeing the glass half-empty, characterizes pessimism.
I try to see the glass half-full, but some days it's harder than others.
- look on the bright sideSeek good in bad
- half fullContaining fifty percent capacity
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- silver liningConsolation within misfortune
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