Attitudes [forwarded by NC; attributed to Chuck Swindoll]
The longer I live, the more I realize the importance of choosing the right
attitude in life.
Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than your past;
more important than your education or your financial situation; more
important than your circumstances, your successes, or your failures; more
important than what other people think or say or do. It is more important
than your appearance, your giftedness, or your skills.
It will make or break a company. It will cause a church to soar or sink. It
will make the difference between a happy home or a miserable home. You have
a choice each day regarding the attitude you will embrace.
Life is like a violin. You can focus on the broken strings that dangle, or
you can play your life’s melody on the one that remains.
You cannot change the years that have passed, nor can you change the daily
tick of the clock. You cannot change the pace of your march toward your
death. You cannot change the decisions or reactions of other people. And you
certainly cannot change the inevitable. Those are strings that dangle!
What you can do is play on the one string that remains – your attitude. I am
convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. The
same is true for you.
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”