ATTITUDE

I ran across something in a file this morning that I thought I would share......  

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 than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance, a giftedness or skill.  It will make or break an organization...a school...a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday 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....

Your life can be enriched with success, recognition, security, energy, achievement, happiness, growth, adventure, health, friendship, love, and inner-peace.  These all can be yours with a proper attitude.

Back again!

I was reminded recently that I had a blog that has been neglected for two years. In fact, I forgot I actually actively wrote in it for maybe two years. After looking it over again, I decided that I will see if I can write my thoughts once again and hopefully someone can benefit from something I have to say or experiences that I share.

In the two years since my last blog life has been pretty normal. We found a good church in our community and are very happy. The "claim to fame" is that our church has no fights. That is a blessing and probably pretty rare. We also have watched sermons online from a very large church in the Tulsa area where the preaching is very practical - something that is understandable and can change lives. http://www.churchonthemove.com/service

Our family is increasing. The oldest grandchildren are married and now one of them is expecting their first child in May. Our step-grandchildren have had babies too, adding to the fun and excitement of family life. Another grandson graduates from high school this spring and college in the fall is getting closer for him. My son got married on 11-11-11 to a beautiful gal and blended their families and homes. My daughters' lives have changed with their families growing. Nothing stays the same and that is good. That shows there is normal life, excitement and progress.

Our pets are the same, LC (our kitty) is 13 years old and Gracee (our Australian Shepherd) is 12. They are doing fine and are fun to have around.

So this is an update now for the past couple of years. I will post some pictures to update a little so hopefully I can continue to write this blog and that others will enjoy what I write.