What's Your Attitude?

No matter the challenges in our lives, we can always choose our attitude. Some days it's easier to choose to be cheerful and go with the flow, and some days things go so badly you literally couldn't paste on a fake smile if you tried. The darker days can be clouded with the failures of the past, the harsh reality of the present, and the fear of the future.  But the way we choose to see and respond to things makes all the difference.

Charles Swindoll said: "Attitude, to me, is more important than...the past,...than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.  Is it 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 chose every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day."

I don't know about you, but that is an empowering statement.  When the winds of life are whipping hard and everything seems out of control, I feel empowered that I actually do have control of something: my attitude. It's in no way easy at first, but as we continue to make that good choice, life becomes a whole lot brighter.

                                                             What's your attitude?