"Charles Swindoll said it best: The longer I live, the more I realize the impact with attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, 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 every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change the 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% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge with our attitudes. "
This quote is from my mom's friend Lisa's blog. Her teenage son what shot in the head a year and half ago, was given only 3 hours to live, and now a week ago he just graduated high school! It is an amazing and inspiring story, but mostly because of the ATTITUDE that Lisa and her son took on.
When Lisa heard her son only had 3 hours left to live I can only imagine what thoughts went through her head, the devastation of possibly losing her son, and the anxiety of it all could of been enough to send her into a depressing spiral. But Lisa realized, even in her moment of despair, she had a choice of how she would react to this tragic event in her life. She chose to take on a positive attitude. She chose to not give up, to stay strong, support her son, and have faith that everything would turn out how it was meant to.
Her attitude not only changed her life, but it helped her save her son's life. By being that inspiration to him she has helped him overcome many obstacles that the doctors said would be impossible. But nothing really is impossible, is it? If we take on that attitude that anything can be accomplished and that the only thing that will hold us back is ourselves, we realize that we hold all the power we need within ourselves.
I know for a fact Lisa had hard days, I know for a fact that someday choosing the positive attitude was the hardest solution. But as she stuck it out and maintained she has now had the privilege to see her son graduate high school.
As you go through your weight loss journey, or really this journey we call life, you will have hard days. You will have days where all you want is chocolate, and your legs feel so heavy you can't even think about going to the gym. This is normal and is to be expected! We all have those days. What you now have though, is the ability to make a choice on these days: a choice of ATTITUDE! Take charge of your attitude today, in this moment! Choose to love your life and be grateful for all you have! Remember how strong you are, how far you have come and what great things lie ahead! Everyday is a choice, choose to love your life and love yourself!
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