I read a funny story once about an airplane that was flying at 30,000 feet and over 500 miles per hour when the pilot recognized the navigational system was no longer working. He said to the passengers over the intercom, "I have both good news and bad news. Which do you want first?" The passengers quickly responded, "Give us the bad news first." The pilot then said, "We have no idea where we are headed because our navigational system is no longer working." The passengers then shouted, "What's the good news?" The pilot answered, "We are making great time!"
Author Chuck Swindoll writes that, "Life is about 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." A positive attitude can make a huge difference. Remaining positive, especially in difficult times, can make a tremendous difference in the journey and the outcome. Abraham Lincoln once said, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Did you catch it? In life, at least one thing is certain, we can choose our attitude. We cannot always control what happens to us; but, we can control what happens in us. And, what happens in us will often be the difference between success and failure.
I read once where there were two prisoners sharing a cell. On one particular night the stars outside of the prison cell's window were shining brightly. One prisoner said to the other, "Look out the window, What do you see?" The cellmate answered, "All I see are those bars in the window." "No," the other prisoner said, "look through the bars and notice the beautiful brightly shining stars." One prisoner saw bars while the other saw stars. What made the difference? Attitude--!!
Sir Winston Churchill, the man who saved England once said, "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
Think of it this way. A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don't change it you want go anywhere. If necessary, choose today to change your attitude. Be positive! Look at the bright side. Yes, as the old saying goes, "There are two sides to every coin." Choose to look at the positive side. Do not dwell on the negative. See the negative as an opportunity to stretch yourself and to grow as a person. See it as a challenge to get better. Use what appears negative as a stepping stone to building a brighter future and do not let it become a stumbling block to your dreams.
You can do it!
Author Chuck Swindoll writes that, "Life is about 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." A positive attitude can make a huge difference. Remaining positive, especially in difficult times, can make a tremendous difference in the journey and the outcome. Abraham Lincoln once said, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Did you catch it? In life, at least one thing is certain, we can choose our attitude. We cannot always control what happens to us; but, we can control what happens in us. And, what happens in us will often be the difference between success and failure.
I read once where there were two prisoners sharing a cell. On one particular night the stars outside of the prison cell's window were shining brightly. One prisoner said to the other, "Look out the window, What do you see?" The cellmate answered, "All I see are those bars in the window." "No," the other prisoner said, "look through the bars and notice the beautiful brightly shining stars." One prisoner saw bars while the other saw stars. What made the difference? Attitude--!!
Sir Winston Churchill, the man who saved England once said, "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."Think of it this way. A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don't change it you want go anywhere. If necessary, choose today to change your attitude. Be positive! Look at the bright side. Yes, as the old saying goes, "There are two sides to every coin." Choose to look at the positive side. Do not dwell on the negative. See the negative as an opportunity to stretch yourself and to grow as a person. See it as a challenge to get better. Use what appears negative as a stepping stone to building a brighter future and do not let it become a stumbling block to your dreams.
You can do it!
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