Yesterday, I attended the funeral of an incredible man. It was truly a celebration of life. His name was Joe. Joe had cancer for many, many years. When he was first diagnosed, he was given only months. Yet, he chose to live. Most people that met Joe never even knew that he was sick. He gave his life 100%, so that he could enjoy each moment, and most importantly so that others could see his Savior through his life.
The following poem was shared at the service. It speaks so truly to Joe's life, and opened my eyes to the kind of attitude that I have about both little and big things. If I learned one thing from Joe, it was that you gave the Lord 100% of your life and your attitude-no complaining, no whining....just lots of loving and laughing.
~Attitude~
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.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
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.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Excellent post! I've been trying to work on my attitude so I needed that!
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Have a great week! Kim