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
Izabella	ee-zah-BEL-lah (Polish)	Hungarian, Polish
Abrahams	['eibrəhæm]
Hilbert	HIL-bert	German
Prokhor	PRO-khahr	Russian
Gal (1)	-	Hebrew
Swanahilda	-	Ancient Germanic