Attitude

You hear a lot about attitudes. Some people need "attitude adjustments" while others have an "attitude problem". There is something to attitude. I tell my son his attitude in the morning will determine the outcome of his day. If he has a bad attitude and complains and says that he's gonna have a bad day then, yep, he will. He has pretty much decided in his mind that it will. One morning I encouraged him to, first, pray and ask God to let him have a good attitude and a good day and then I told him to think positive. Guess what? At the end of the day when I asked him how his day went he said, "it worked!" I had a great day!"  Here is something I found about Attitude. So much truth to it! 

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. 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% how I react to it. 

And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes. 


Charles Swindoll

What attitude will you embrace this week?