Guest guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 I wanted to send this to everyone I care about. This really touched my heart...... Hugs....to all of you.... Bert. : ) > > > > READ THIS. LET IT REALLY SINK IN. > > > > > THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU START YOUR DAY. > > > > > > > > > > is the kind of guy you love to hate. > > > > > He is always in a good mood and always has > > > > > something positive to say. > > > > > > > > > > When someone would ask him how he was > > > > > doing, would reply, " If I were any > > > > > better, I would be twins! " > > > > > > > > > > He was a natural motivator. > > > > > > > > > > If an employee was having a bad day, > > > > > 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 and asked > > > > > him, " I don't get it! You can't be a > > > > > positive person all of the time. > > > > > How do you do it? " > > > > > > > > > > replied, " Each morning I wake up > > > > > and say to myself, 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, " 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 affect your mood. > > > > > You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. > > > > > > > > > > The bottom line: It's your choice how you > > > > > live your life. " > > > > > > > > > > I reflected on what said. Soon > > > > > hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to > > > > > start my own business. We lost touch, but > > > > > I often thought about him when I made a > > > > > choice about life instead of reacting to it. > > > > > > > > > > Several years later, I heard that > > > > > was involved in a serious accident, falling > > > > > some 60 feet from a communications tower. > > > > > > > > > > After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of > > > > > intensive care, was released from > > > > > the hospital with rods placed in his back. > > > > > > > > > > I saw 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 I did ask > > > > > him what had gone through his mind as the > > > > > accident took place. > > > > > > > > > > " The first thing that went through my mind > > > > > was the well-being of my soon to be born > > > > > daughter, " replied. " Then, as I > > > > > lay on the ground, 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. > > > > > > > > > > continued, " ...the paramedics were > > > > > great. They kept telling me I was going to > > > > > be fine. But when they wheeled me into the > > > > > ER 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 . " 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, " Gravity. " > > > > > > > > > > Over their laughter, I told them, " I am > > > > > choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am > > > > > alive, not dead. " > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > " Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for > > > > > tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day > > > > > has enough trouble of its own. " > > > > > > > > > > After all today is the tomorrow you worried > > > > > about yesterday. > > > > > > > > > > You have two choices now: > > > > > 1. Delete this. > > > > > 2. Forward it to the people you care about. > > > > > > > > > > You know the choice I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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