These past few days have found me struggling with my "attitude".
I've been trying really hard to take the high road since this entire mess started and now, these past few days I've been pushed to my limit and I've said things that were just mean and hurtful, just to say them to him. I have, however, called back to apologize for those said things but still... I feel like biting down on my tongue would feel a heck of a lot better then saying things out of spite and then beating myself up later.
After letting mindless words seep out of my mouth today, I headed to a meeting and in the conference room, taped to the wall on a very large poster board were these words:
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll
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 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.
The crazy thing is that I don't work for a Christian company and there, posted on the wall in ginormous font were those words. Thank you, God. I get it. :o)
I have been trying to remind myself of this very thing quite a bit these last few weeks. There is nothing more encouraging to me, with all my struggles, than thinking of others who have suffered much but always with hope and a positive attitude. I want to be like that.
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