be a better person

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

1. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.

2. Thou shall not be fearful, for fear makes us weak, doubtful and unproductive.

3. Thou shall not cross bridges before you get to them.

4. Thou shall be honest and trustworthy at all times, in all circumstances.Honesty is the mark of a great soul; dishonesty is despicable.

5. Thou shall not take problems to bed with you for they make very poor bedfellows.

6. Thou shall not borrow other people’s problems. They can take better care of them than you can.

7. Thou shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill – it is gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life today.

8. Thou shall count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

9. Thou shall be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It’s hard to learn something new when you’re talking.

10. Thou shall not become bogged-down by frustration, for 90 percent of it is rooted in self-pity and it will only interfere with positive action.

Best decal of the year. Driving home yesterday from a juice bar and saw this saying across the back window of a truck… “I hope to be the person that my dog thinks I am”. Made me smile