Attitude

"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 or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. I will make or break a company... a school... a home. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will 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 on 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!"

by Charles Swindoll

This quote was given to me in one of my education classes, but for me, it applies in many more situations than just school. Even though life seems to have thrown me in a dark closet and locked the door; I choose the attitude I will carry every morning that I wake up. There are days that it seems impossible to get out of bed and to face the morning without the love of a father that has been absent for almost 5 months. And saying "It's tough", does not even come close to what the pain really feels like, but God never promised me an easy, pain-free life. He allows me to go thru tough times so that day by day, my attitude will be set on the things above, where there will be no more pain, tears, and broken hearts, but only love, laughter, and praise!!

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2

Loving daddy...~JM~