Attitude

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A Very Good Lesson in Life

Hank is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood and

always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he

was doing, he would always reply, " If I were any better, I would be

twins! "

Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed

jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant.

The reason the waiters followed Hank was because of his attitude. He

was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Hank was

always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of

the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Hank

and asked him, " I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of

the time. How do you do it? " Hank replied, " Each morning I wake up and

say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good

mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a

good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim

or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it.

" But it's not always that easy, " I protested. " Yes it is, " Hank said,

" Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every

situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You

choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good

mood or a bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life. "

Several years later, I heard that Hank left the back door of his

restaurant open one morning, and was robbed by three armed men. While

trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness slipped off

the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Hank was

found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and

weeks of intensive care, Hank was released from the hospital with

fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Hank about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he

was, he replied, " If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my

scars? " I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone

through his mind as the robbery took place. " The first thing that went

through my mind was that I should have locked the back door, " Hank

replied. " Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered

that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I

choose to live. "

" Weren't you scared? " I asked. Hank continued, " The paramedics were

great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they

wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expressions on the

faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I

read 'He's a dead man.' I know I needed to take action. "

" What did you do? " I asked. " Well, there was a big nurse shouting

questions at me, " said Hank. " She asked if I was allergic to anything. "

" Yes, " I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited

for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, " Bullets! " Over their

laughter, I told them, " I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as

if I am alive, not dead. "

Hank lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his

amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day you have the choice

to either enjoy your life or to hate it. The only thing that is truly

yours that no one can control or take from you is your attitude, so if

you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.

Now you have two choices to make:

1. You can just close the browser now OR

2. You can forward it to someone you care about.

In the past, I have been sending posts that may possibly get a smile or

two, but this post really says it all and we with this weird disease

should probably try practicing its philosophy.

Norton

[Guest guest]

A little long but worth the read.

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and

always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was

doing, he would reply, " If I were any better, I would be twins! "

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him

around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was

because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a

bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side

of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and

asked him, " I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How

do you do it? " Jerry replied, " Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry,

you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can

choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to

learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me

complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the

positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "

" Yeah, right, it's not that easy, " I protested.

" Yes it is, " Jerry said. " Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the

junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You

choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad

mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what

Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own

business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about

life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to

do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held

up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand,

shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and

shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local

trauma center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from

the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about

six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, " If I

were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars? "

I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as

the robbery took place. " The first thing that went through my mind was that I

should have locked the back door, " Jerry replied. " Then, as I lay on the floor,

I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose

to die. I chose to live.

" Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness? " I asked. Jerry continued, " The

paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when

they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces

of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a

dead man. " I knew I needed to take action. "

" What did you do? " I asked.

" Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me, " said Jerry. " She

asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses

stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,

'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on

me as if I am alive, not dead. "

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing

attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, after all, is everything.

[Guest guest]

Jon,

This is great, thanks for sharing!

~Coco~

294.6/292.6/1??

Weight Watchers

6/21/04

[Guest guest]

Jon,

This is great, thanks for sharing!

~Coco~

294.6/292.6/1??

Weight Watchers

6/21/04

[Guest guest]

Jon,

This is great, thanks for sharing!

~Coco~

294.6/292.6/1??

Weight Watchers

6/21/04