Dear Optimists,

This weekend I received a baseball book in the mail. It’s an annual preview of the upcoming season, and I’ve gotten a new edition of the book every year since 2003. That was before any of you were born.

I always look forward to reading this book because it gets me excited for the upcoming baseball season. I mean really excited. I mean more excited than a kid on Christmas Eve. Even if my team is out of contention by the beginning of summer (which they will be if the recent past is any predictor), Opening Day brings hope to all teams. Maybe this year is the year.

It’s good to look forward to things. Even things as unimportant to “real life” as the upcoming baseball season are what give life its flavor and make it worth living.

My hope for you is that you find things to look forward to, no matter how foolish or unimportant they may seem to others.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck