Attitude

I've had this draft sitting in my queue for a week now.  I am forcing myself to focus and finish this thing before I don't remember what I was going to say!  I must add that the week has added more to my perspective.  :)

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Usually I end the post with a quote but I think today I'll switch it up.  There are really so many that describe what I'm feeling so I'll only give you a few...

• "A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit." ~ Proverbs 15:13, NLT
• “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”~ Brian Tracy
• “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean
• “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, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, 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 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll

Can you tell where I'm at right now?? Yeah I'm swallowing a big piece of humble pie.  Not that it was caused by someone's actions or words to get me to wake up.  It was my own.  Crazy how life kind of happens to us sometimes.  I've been Negative Nancy for a while and I hate it!  I really, truly HATE being sad and depressing.  I enjoy waking up with the sun shining in my face, thanking God for a new day.  I'm finally back to that point!  

I've been struggling with a few things since November/December and it put me into a funk.  Maybe one of these days I will inform you of what happened.  It was just a series of events that sent me spiraling out of control.  For those of you who know me, I HATE not being in control of my life.  I'm pretty easy going and don't mind just running with the pack.  However, I usually know how things will happen.  For example, when I go stay with Seth, we don't really make plans.  We do whatever the family is doing.  Not a big deal.  I expect that to happen.  Another example, going to Walmart to use competitors coupons and then telling me that you can't use them.  Didn't expect that and was super annoyed because it was a waste of my time.

So how did I get out of the funk?  I kind of had an out of body experience.  It was like I was watching myself speak to people, act around people, do things by myself.  It all looked horrid!  I thought to myself "Who was this person?  I wouldn't want to be around her."  And with that, I figuratively kicked myself in the hind end!  I made it a point to change my outlook.  I can only control so many things in my life.  One of those being my ATTITUDE.  There is no need for me to be so cranky and blah.  I am blessed beyond belief!  I serve a loving, forgiving, gracious God.  I have an amazing boyfriend, wonderful friends, a family that I can depend on.  I have a job with insurance and benefits.  Etc, etc... Some days are easier than others to remember to keep my chin up.  It is all so worth it in the end.  (For me and everyone around me!)


Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!