Attitude and experience
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Attitude and experience
Perhaps you think that your attitude on any particular day
depends on the things you experience that day. But actually
it is the other way around.<P>
The things you experience do not cause you to have a
particular attitude. Instead , the quality and substance of
your experiences are what reveal your attitude.<P>
Your attitude is yours to choose. And by choosing your
attitude, you can choose the kind of life you live.<P>
Yes, there will be plenty of events coming along that are
completely beyond the control of you or your attitude. Yet
your attitude will most definitely determine how you
experience each of those events.<P>
If your attitude is negative and destructive, you'll find
pain, disappointment and dismay in even the most wonderful
circumstances. Yet when your attitude is positive, creative,
thankful and joyful, you'll find real hope and valuable
possibilities in even the most unfortunate events.<P>
Rather than assuming that your attitude is dictated by
events, choose to maintain a positive attitude no matter
what may come along. By so doing, you'll be choosing a life
of real value and meaning.<P>
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