Good life, bad life. I thought about it all weekend. I finally decided that it all comes down to attitude. Your attitude is what makes the difference in whether you are having a good life, or a bad life. Attitude is either your best friend, or your worst enemy. It’s your greatest asset or your worst liability.
It’s easy to say that you are going to change. I have said it many times before, and then I find myself becoming negative. That old pessimism that has been prevalent in my life starts to creep up on me like a swamp gator sneaking in for the kill. And when it gets close enough…BOOM…it springs. It’s not easy changing your attitude. Of course, nobody can stay positive all the time. At least I don’t think that’s possible. I have known some pretty positive people, and even THEY get down every now and then. I think the magic trick is picking yourself up quickly after you DO get down. It’s not an easy trick to learn.
The older you get, the more you have to reflect back on and I think now looking back down the pipeline of my life that even the bad days were good. I have had some pretty dang bad days, I will tell you. But, I learned something from all of them. I know that I don’t SHOW it at times, but I did.
One thing I really appreciate is having good kids, and I am grateful for the people they have chosen to live their lives with. That’s one of the things I really didn’t think about back when I was trying to raise my children. I didn’t realize that instead of 3 kids I was going to end up with 6 one of these days. (and some great grandchildren to boot!)
But, anyway I am getting off the track. Back to good life, bad life. Attitude. Is there anyway that anyone knows of to stay more on the track of being on the positive side? I think sometimes I go up and down more than a roller coaster. It would be better to stay up at the top of the hill but I am sure that there are no easy solutions for doing it.
One way that helps though, is to put your thoughts down on paper…even if it is virtual paper.
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