填空题 Anyone who knows me well would almost certainly label me an optimist. I believe in embracing h 1and finding something positive even in the most d 2circumstances. My own optimism stems from a strong, personal f 3in a loving God who I believe is very interested in the personal details of our lives, not just the " big stuff. " I also believe that things happen for a reason and that if we k 4our minds and spirits open, our invisible God often becomes v 5, sometimes in ways that are quite humorous! W 6that being said, even optimists can temporarily lose hope. This was the ease for me on a particularly cold and gloomy January day. I felt overwhelmed by the painful challenges I was d 7with in my personal life. Marital, health, and financial struggles had joined forces to create a tornado of emotion that threatened to crush my spirit. I felt angry, f 8, burdened, and distanced from the presence of God. The weather seemed to reflect my mood—the gray sky blocked even a single ray of s 9As I drudged through my workday, I just couldn"t shake a sense of hopelessness and d 10