look (at something) through rose-tinted glasses

To assume a generally optimistic and cheerful attitude (toward something); to focus on the positive aspects (of something). Primarily heard in US. I know nostalgia can be misleading, but I really look at my childhood through rose-tinted glasses. I think Mary is only capable of looking through rose-tinted glasses, like she's in complete denial of the negative things in life!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Waldhar	-	Ancient Germanic
Nicolet	-	Dutch
Tayeb	-	Arabic
Gebahard	-	Ancient Germanic
Marlena	mahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish)	English, Polish
Carman	['ka:mən]