ATTITUDE - ONE OF LIFE’S CHOICES 2

"Countless possibilities exist in any situation. You must maintain a positive outlook to see the miraculous possibilities." - Lailah Gifty Akita

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An Irish proverb says, "Enthusiasm is like a fire that need an occasional poke with a stick." Once in a while, life throws situations at us capable of dousing or even drowning our enthusiasm about life. But, to stay afloat we have to consciously decide to stoke the dying embers of our enthusiasm and positive attitude, in the face of very negative circumstances.

Continued from yesterday:

Later that day, a commercial aired on with the automaker asking, "Wouldn’t you like to have this car in your driveway?" the husband responded, "Sure I would! I had one yesterday." As the day unfolded, his wife became increasingly upset as she remembered more and more of what had been in the now missing car - their wedding album, irreplaceable family photos from past generations, clothes, all of their camera equipment, wallet and checkbooks, just to name a few. These were items of little importance to their survival, yet they seemed of major importance now.

ATTITUDE - ONE OF LIFE’S CHOICES

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." - Winston Churchill

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It was Wade Boggs who said, "A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results."

A couple had had just purchased a new car in, and it was December. Even though they had tickets to fly from California to Houston to visit the lady's family for Christmas, they decided to drive, to break in the new car. They packed the car and took off for a wonderful week with Grandma. They had a wonderful time and stay to the last possible minute visiting with Grandma.

On the return trip they needed to get home in a hurry, so they drove straight through - one person driving while the other slept. After driving in a hard rain for several hours, they arrived home late at night, and were so tired and ready for a hot shower and a soft bed. The husband suggested they unpack the car, no matter how tired they were instead all she wanted was the hot shower and soft bed, so they decided to wait and unload the

YOUR ATTITUDE MATTERS

"For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned." - Matthew 12:37 

Jerry was always in a good mood. He always had a positive thing to say. Ask him, "how are you?" He'd reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!” If an employee were having a bad day, Jerry was sure to show them the positive side. “I don’t get it! You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?” Tina asked. “I say to myself each morning, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or not. 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 I see someone sad, I can choose to accept their sadness or I can point out the positive side. I choose the positive side.” He replied. “Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” Tina protested. “Yep, it is,” Jerry quipped.

Tina reflected on what Jerry said. She left the restaurant to start a business. Several years later, he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. He was shot. Luckily, he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was discharged. They met 6 months after the accident. "How are you", she asked, “If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?” She asked "what went through your mind during the robbery?" “I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “As I lay on the floor, I remembered; I could choose to live, or I could choose to die.