Everyday, I'm reminded of my attitude and how it affects not only my perspective on life but how it portrays me as a person to the world. I'm constantly concerned with what other's think and if I'm acting like a not so nice person one day, I feel I've endangered my image. While I shouldn't care of what other's think of me, I feel that even at my strongest points in my life this is completely a normal habit that many people commit although few admit.
I came across this from Charles Swindoll, the author, and could not turn my eyes away from it as it is 100% true!
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 or 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.
Well said Charles Swindoll, I am ultimately reminded of what is important in life as far as my attitude is concerned and that I need to let go of those things I have no control over, especially what others think of me.
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