Attitude

ATTITUDE
by
Charles Swindoll

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes”

During college the above quote could be found on the bulletin board in the girls' locker room. I saw it before and after every practice and every game. And I read it every single time. It's probably one of the most important things I read during my four years of college and even more likely to be one of the few things I continue to recall frequently.

I've noticed over the past few years that my attitude seems to be "adjusting" and not always in a positive way. I'm not sure if it's because I'm older and my body aches. Or because I'm a workaholic and I'm too tired to socialize and talk through whatever is on my mind. Or if it's because I've become jaded by life, relationships, and the knowledge of life's condition.

It doesn't make sense really, because the truth is I'm better today than I was a yesterday. I'll be better tomorrow than I was today. And so it goes. With that said my life- My attitude- should continue to be more and more positive. I'm a better person because I've been blessed with one more day of life, love, and laughter. So if that is 10% of life, then the other 90% is what I do with it:

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  live life


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  love deeper


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  laugh harder

That's what I'm gonna do with it.