attitude memo

oh em gee....say it ain't so. The weekend is actually almost here!  Woot woot! This week has been, well, the best of times and the worst of times (ok, that's a little dramatic) - so much to look forward to and so many good things going on, but for some reason my attitude keeps flopping back and forth between an all-around elated state of mind, and one of minor discontent.  Discontent, hmm. But for what? (I meaaaan only partially in response to Oprah's farewell week, see: next post, and well, I'll spare you some of my other speculations.) I've just been so.....hot and cold. But nonetheless, when I'm in the threshold of a dipping into a low of this bipolar behavior, this comes to mind: 

"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 success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, 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 will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... The only thing we can do is play on the 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 r. swindoll

I'll be the first to admit, this isn't always easy. But what other option do we have? 

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