“Darling, don’t forget to imagine the best-case scenario too.” We spend so much of our lives rehearsing disappointments before they arrive, bracing for storms still lingering on distant horizons. We imagine the missed flight, the unanswered call, the door that never opens. But what if we gave equal attention to the beautiful possibilities? The chance encounter that changes everything. The dream that arrives right on time. The city that feels like home the moment you step into it. The version of the story where things work out even better than you planned. Perhaps optimism is not naïveté, but a quiet act of courage. A willingness to believe that life may still have a few wonderful surprises tucked into its sleeve. So darling, if you’re going to imagine something, imagine the best-case scenario too. Captured aboard the orientexpresssailingyachts Corinthian, a quiet moment before dinner at sunset where I couldn’t help but realize some of my wild best case scenario dreaming had actua...