Re: Fwd: Attitude is everything!

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My philosophy exactly! Thanks, Peggy, for the post.

Jack

Attitude is everything!

is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I wereany better, I would be twins!' He was a natural motivator.If an employee was having a bad day, wasthere telling the employee how to look on the positive side of thesituation. Seeing this style really made me curious, soone day I went up and asked him, 'I don't get it!' 'You

can't be a positive person all of thetime. How do you do it?' He replied, 'Each morning I wake up and sayto myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in agood mood or...you can choose to be in a bad mood I choose to be in a good mood.' Each time something bad happens, I can chooseto be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learnfrom it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, Ican choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out

thepositive side of 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 aboutchoices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is achoice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose howpeople 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 Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch,but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life insteadof reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he wasinvolved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from acommunications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks ofintensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed inhis back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied,

'IfI were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?' I declined to see his wounds, but I did askhim what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. 'The first thing that went through my mindwas the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,' he replied.'Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices:I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live.' 'Weren't you scared? Did you loseconsciousness? ' I asked. He

continued, '...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine.But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on thefaces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes,I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action.' 'What did you do?' I asked. 'Well, there was a big burly nurse shoutingquestions at me,' said . 'She asked if I was allergic toanything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working asthey waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,

'Gravity'' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I amchoosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.' He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors,but also because of his amazing attitude...I learned from him thatevery day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, fortomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of itsown.'

6:34. After all today is the tomorrow you worriedabout yesterday.

[Guest guest]

My philosophy exactly! Thanks, Peggy, for the post.

Jack

Attitude is everything!

is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I wereany better, I would be twins!' He was a natural motivator.If an employee was having a bad day, wasthere telling the employee how to look on the positive side of thesituation. Seeing this style really made me curious, soone day I went up and asked him, 'I don't get it!' 'You

can't be a positive person all of thetime. How do you do it?' He replied, 'Each morning I wake up and sayto myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in agood mood or...you can choose to be in a bad mood I choose to be in a good mood.' Each time something bad happens, I can chooseto be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learnfrom it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, Ican choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out

thepositive side of 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 aboutchoices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is achoice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose howpeople 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 Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch,but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life insteadof reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he wasinvolved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from acommunications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks ofintensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed inhis back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied,

'IfI were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?' I declined to see his wounds, but I did askhim what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. 'The first thing that went through my mindwas the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,' he replied.'Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices:I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live.' 'Weren't you scared? Did you loseconsciousness? ' I asked. He

continued, '...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine.But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on thefaces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes,I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action.' 'What did you do?' I asked. 'Well, there was a big burly nurse shoutingquestions at me,' said . 'She asked if I was allergic toanything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working asthey waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,

'Gravity'' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I amchoosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.' He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors,but also because of his amazing attitude...I learned from him thatevery day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, fortomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of itsown.'

6:34. After all today is the tomorrow you worriedabout yesterday.

[Guest guest]

If I hurry, I'll have to invent a lot of stuff about you, Peggy. You wouldn't want to look into my mind when it goes into over drive. On the other hand, I might just make you a double personality, one of which, of course, would be an angel. The other one would be more interesting.

Jack

Re: Fwd: Attitude is everything!

Shoot if your writing about me... well I want my name in lights a book a play anything... LOL

There are stories within this group that would make best sellers lists anytime..

Better hurry it along though..

Love and Prayers, Peggy (65)

IPF 2004, Florida

"Worry looks around,

Sorry looks back,

Faith looks up."

[Guest guest]

>

> My philosophy exactly!  Thanks, Peggy, for the post.

> Jack

>

>

> Attitude is everything!

>                   is the kind of guy you love to hate.   He is

always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.  When

someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I were

> any better, I would be twins!'

>

>                   He was a natural motivator.

> If an employee was having a bad day, was

> there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the

> situation.

>

>                    Seeing this style really made me curious, so

> one day I went up and asked him, 'I don't get it!'

>

>

>                   'You can't be a positive person all of the

> time.  How do you do it?'

>

>                   He replied, 'Each morning I wake up and say

> to myself, you have two choices today.  You can choose to be in a

> good mood or...you can 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 victim or...I can choose to learn from it.  I choose to

learn

> from it.

>

>                   Every time someone comes to me complaining, I

> can choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out the

> positive side of 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 cut away all the junk, every situation is a

> choice.  You choose how you 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 Tower Industry to start my own business.  We lost touch,

> but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life

instead

> of reacting to it.

>

>                    Several years later, I heard that he was

> involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a

> communications tower..

>

>                    After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of

> intensive care, he was released 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 gone through his mind as the accident took place.

>

>                    'The first thing that went through my mind

> was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,' he replied.

> 'Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices:

> I could choose to live 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 telling me I was going to be fine.

> But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on

the

> faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.  In their

eyes,

> I read 'he's a dead man'.  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 .  'She asked if I was allergic to

> anything 'Yes, I replied.'  The doctors and nurses stopped working

as

> they waited for 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 because of his amazing attitude...I learned from him that

> every day we have the choice to live fully.

>

>                     Attitude, after all, is everything.

>

>                     Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for

> tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of

its

> own.'  6:34.

>

>                     After all today is the tomorrow you worried

> about yesterday.

>thanks for sharing this,I love it.KathyS

[Guest guest]

Jack...I appreciate what you say about getting tongue tied. I'm the same way. Writing, I am a different person. Words flow off my fingers much easier than out of my mouth.

Do join us for chat sometime so we can add a voice to the words.

MamaSher, age 69. IPF 3-06, OR./ NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

Re: Fwd: Attitude is everything!

Your welcome Jack, You should have joined us on chat tonight.

Love and Prayers, Peggy (65)

IPF 2004, Florida

"Worry looks around,

Sorry looks back,

Faith looks up."