Our destinies in life will never be determined by our complaining spirits or high expectations. Life is full of surprises, and the adjustment of our attitudes is a lifelong project.
The pessimist complains about the wind
The optimist expects it to change
The leader adjusts the sails
We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice. I am amazed at the large number of adults who fail to take responsibility for their attitudes. If they’re grumpy and someone ask why,they’ll say, “I got up on the wrong side of the bed.” When failure begins to plague their lives, they will say,”Well, I was born side of the tracks.” When life begins to flatten out and others in the family are still climbing, they’ll say, “Well I was in the wrong birth order in my family.” When their marriages fail, they believe they married the wrong person. When someone else gets a promotion they wanted,it’s because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Do you notice something? They are blaming everyone else for their problems.
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.
Choose to be responsible for for how you view your circumstances.
By John Maxwell
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