It’s all in how you look at it
(I HAVE THIS DISPLAYED AT MY WORKSTATION):
“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, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or 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 everyday 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes.” Charles R. Swindoll
Sometimes we come to work, we look at life with such negativity it seems we bring about our own self-demise.
It’s so important to put everything into perspective. We worry unnecessarily and we allow others to control our emotions.
We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
And I am most convinced about that!
Operation Bootstrap
I mentioned on Facebook that after watching the biography of Steve Jobs makes me wonder if more Americans had some of his zeal, passion for their jobs, community, whatever…we could lift this country by its bootstraps and move forward in a positive light. I know this country became what it was due to the pioneer spirit and the hard work of our forefathers. Sometimes I think we become to complacent with our lives, material things that we forget how lucky we actually are to live in this great country.
One of my friends made the stark comment if we had the same zeal as we did when Russia was our political enemy perhaps Americans could find motivation to move this country forward. Seems to me with all the political hoopla we are stagnating as a industrialized nation…and it pains me to see this.
Operation Bootstrap was an economic incentive that created very ambitious projects to move Puerto Rico out of a primarily sugar can plantation based society to a more industrialized one. This concept has also been used in other areas such as Africa which is trying to educate their children by partnering with non-profit agencies to improve literacy and education in general in this continent. They become the future. And hopefully a bright one.
Though the United States is not floundering it does have some ongoing chronic issues which need to be addressed. Talking these problems out to death isn’t resolving anything. I keep seeing fast food restaurants popping out everywhere in rural America…(and makes me wonder where exactly is this country headed?) Our manufacturing jobs are sent overseas…the cost of living is outrageous which creates a vicious cycle of paying out high wages for blue-collar jobs and white-collar seems to be stagnating. If not why so many unemployed college graduates?
We need to work together as Americans to bring this country back on its feet. Irregardless of what the politicians are saying this American is a doubting Thomas.
PROVE IT!
Create change!!
The Case of the Blahs…
I think there’s an anxiety in life where we automatically tend to look to the next thing or we’re complaining about the past. Worrying is not going to make it happen or not happen.
Sherilyn Fenn
What’s the cure?
Leading a secret life…
It’s a matter of living well….
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs
How many people have tried to live up to the expectations of others and have failed? Searching deep inside for more meaning? You examine your life to the miniscule detail trying to find a sense of purpose to everything you’ve done…..
What is it about pleasing others, ensuring that you do not disappoint that has people in such a conundrum?
I, on the other hand, have tried to live my life well…to seek out the pleasures and accomplishments which befits my personality, my drive, my goals……I too have sought out life’s purpose wondering why God placed me here….indeed searching for what was meant for me…………………
Every one of us has aspirations, we seek out others to give us validation. Yet, at the same time we seem to disappoint ourselves, never thinking that we are good enough……and I ponder upon this…wondering why we berate ourselves so severely? Where does it get us?
We must live this life well…find joy in every day things, take pride in our accomplishments, find love, be loved–
embrace the wonder of this thing called life………..
The Power of Positive Thinking…
Had a great discussion about the power of positive thinking when it comes to health and life circumstance. I like to think we are the captain of our ship…that we can determine our fate and if you are a positive thinker then one might hope you make the right choics for your life’s goals. For me it’s a combo of both. God helps those who help themselves. Don’t always expect a miracle around every corner….life doesn’t work like that. Instead, see life itself as a miracle and make something of it.
“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” W. Clement Stone
