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John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a goodmood and always has something positive to say. When someonewould ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were anybetter, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling theemployee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went upand asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive personall of the time. How do you do it?" He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you havetwo choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or...youcan choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood." Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victimor...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose toaccept their complaining or...I can point out the positive sideof life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is" he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cutaway all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose howyou react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood.You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line:It's your choice how you live your life." I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the TowerIndustry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I oftenthought about him when I made a choice about life instead ofreacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a seriousaccident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he wasreleased from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better,I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gonethrough his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being ofmy soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on theground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose tolive or...I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. He continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept tellingme I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ERand I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors andnurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a deadman'. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,"said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything 'Yes, Ireplied!' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waitedfor my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live.Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also becauseof his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day wehave the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worryabout itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew6:34. After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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26-10-2007, 02:35
Attitude...
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