Guest guest Posted April 26, 2000 Report Share Posted April 26, 2000 Hello all! Judi, that was a great post. I really love it. I have something very much like it that I would like to add. I printed and framed it several months ago and it is hanging on the wall right here in front of me. Here it is: ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, than giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company..a church..a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past..we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our Attitudes. ( Swindoll) I'm going to print yours, frame it, and hang it too! Thanks! (5 month old (DS) and ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. > > My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. > > Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or .... I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. > > Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or .... I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. > > Today I can grumble about my health or ... I can rejoice that I am alive. > > Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was growing up or ... I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. > > Today I can cry because roses have thorns or ...I can celebrate that thorns have roses. > > Today I can mourn my lack of friends or ... I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships. Today I can whine because I have to go to work or ... I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. > > Today I can complain because I have to go to school or.. eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge. > > Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can appreciate that I have a place to call home. > > Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. > > What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have! > > Have a GREAT DAY ... unless you have other plans. Just remember, a 'Smile' will make the days go better. > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2000 Report Share Posted April 26, 2000 Hey ! I like your reply. I'm going to add it to my " collection " too! Thanks for sharing it. Judi --- Izzo <cabevizzo@...> wrote: > Hello all! > Judi, that was a great post. I really love it. I > have something very much like > it that I would like to add. I printed and framed it > several months ago and it > is hanging on the wall right here in front of me. > Here it is: > > ATTITUDE > > The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of > attitude on life. > > Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is > more important than the > past, than education, than money, than > circumstances, than failures, than > successes, than what other people think or say or > do. It is more important > than appearance, than giftedness, or skill. > > It will make or break a company..a church..a home. > > The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day > regarding the attitude we > will embrace for that day. We cannot change our > past..we cannot change the > fact that people will act in a certain way. We > cannot change the inevitable. > > The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we > have, and that is our > attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what > happens to me and 90% how I > react to it. And so it is with you. > > We are in charge of our Attitudes. > > ( Swindoll) > > > I'm going to print yours, frame it, and hang it too! > Thanks! > > > (5 month old (DS) and ) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do > before the clock strikes midnight. I have > responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. > > > > My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to > have. > > > > Today I can complain because the weather is rainy > or > ... I can be thankful that the grass is getting > watered for free. > > > > Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or > ... I can be glad that my finances encourage me to > plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from > waste. > > > > Today I can grumble about my health or ... I can > rejoice that I am alive. > > > > Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't > give me when I was growing up or ... I can feel > grateful that they allowed me to be born. > > > > Today I can cry because roses have thorns or ...I > can celebrate that thorns have roses. > > > > Today I can mourn my lack of friends or ... I can > excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new > relationships. > > Today I can whine because I have to go to work or > ... > I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. > > > > Today I can complain because I have to go to school > or.. eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new > tidbits of knowledge. > > > > Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do > housework or I can appreciate that I have a place to > call home. > > > > Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. > And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the > shaping. > > > > What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose > what kind of day I will have! > > > > Have a GREAT DAY ... unless you have other plans. > > Just remember, a 'Smile' will make the days go > better. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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