When I was a skeptic, I approached everything with a negative attitude. I was a pessimist. Everything was hogwash until it was proven to be real. I thought of psychics and mystics as frauds, liars and charlatans who lived lives of delusion. I see people as inherently good.
Obstacles are merely lessons to be learned.
My outlook on life is positive and optimistic. And it pays to be optimistic. I believe in magic because I have experienced it firsthand. The best way to explain this is with an analogy. Imagine two parents who have lots of small kids that make lots of noise.