Hi, LilyMop! Well, I consider myself a realist, even though I'm very spiritual. I'm hardly ever a pessimist. I almost always believe in tomorrow. But I keep my expectations at a reasonable level, so I don't feel the continuos disappointment people feel when they are overly optimistic. On the outside, I think being realistic & being pessimistic look very similar, if not the same. But to me, a pessimist is seldom happy & they don't try to improve things, whereas the realist continues striving, patiently, accepting various obstacles along the way as being normal. That's how I feel most of the time.