Attitude is a Choice

Hello all!  I do hope the beginning of your week has been good so far. I wish I could say that it was good for me, yet I know that would be stretching the truth. Today is Wednesday the day after the official release date of “The Immortal Lost”.  Of course, you all know is the first book in the series of the Prime Immortals.  Make sure to get your copy if you haven’t done so already.

But, I digress. Why is it, you ask, that I cannot say the beginning of this week was good for me?  Well, allow me to elaborate.  My household has been plagued with illness. First my oldest son and his younger brother fell victim to the flu, followed by my other two babies.  Influenza and strep throat are my enemies right now.  So, between the clean up, medications, and soothing baths, my reserve of patience was worn thin.  I was literally having a very long week within the first few days.  With four sick children and bad weather surrounding me, the grumpiness was building.

However, today is a new day and this day is just the beginning of a new attitude and wonderful ending. It is called a positive outlook, people!  Yes, you heard me.  Forget the past.  That’s why it is in the past.  Look to the future, which begins with today.  Let’s make the most of it.  My children are on the mend and while I am exhausted, I will survive.  The weather is going to improve over the next few days, leaving us with sunny skies. So life can only get better.

I know you are all wondering why I am so perky and upbeat now.  Well, I remembered something that was said to me many years ago and over the last twenty-four long, sleep deprived hours, it came to me.  We have a choice.  It is a choice we all can make.  It is an everyday choice to be better than what we are.

Sure, after the last couple of days I could have closed up shop and said no more.  I could have become a grouch and carry all that grumpiness with me. But it can infect everyone in my path with my bad attitude.  After all, the alternative is much better.  I would much rather put a smile on my face than allow the past to dictate my feelings.  Having a bad day is one thing, but letting it fester into something that can lead to a miserable week is a whole other ball game.

So remember you have a choice, use it wisely and never forget it could be worse for the person on the other end of your bad day.  I know, because my children never had plans of getting sick, nor did they ever want to feel as badly as they did.

My mother always said that you could get more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.  Those few words of wisdom took a very long time to finally sink in.  Hopefully you will use them and make your choices faster than I did.

Blessings to you all and don’t forget to Read On… H.R. Phillips