n2skdvn 0 #1 February 6, 2002 Attitude is everything. read this and let it really sink in. Then decide how you are going to start your day tomorrow. Michael 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, Michael 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 to Michael and asked him, "How do you do it?" Michael 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," Michael 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 life." I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, 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 Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael 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 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, " Michael 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. Michael 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 Michael. "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." Michael 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." Matthew 6:34 After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. its not my fault,my mind was not clearits all because of the heineken beer...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 February 6, 2002 Good post! Good message!Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #3 February 6, 2002 I try to have that attitude everyday.....life is too short to worry about all the small shit...and life is all small shit......marc"...a mind stretched with new idea's will never regain its shape" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 February 6, 2002 kinda like my motto which is at the bottom of this post. but it used to be dont sweat the petty things. pet the sweaty things!Have fun, LIVE FREE, SkydiveJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 February 6, 2002 "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter, " See....I would have thought...."Cool......Free Fall" "Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #6 February 6, 2002 Quote See....I would have thought...."Cool......Free Fall" There couldn't be just a nice sentimental moment, could there? The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #7 February 6, 2002 "There couldn't be just a nice sentimental moment, could there?"Oh...sorry....Awwwwwwww....... "Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #8 February 6, 2002 QuoteThe first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter,Or "Maybe base jumping isn't the sport for me..."(I got that story in a motivational spam email a while back)"Don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #9 February 6, 2002 lord no, you cannot sit in the corner. WHo knows what you would do there?The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #10 February 6, 2002 "WHo knows what you would do there?"Are you coming over too? I'm thinking something about Jack Horner and thumbs in pies...."Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #11 February 6, 2002 for some reason I'm not sure you would need me to have fun...just a guess. he he heThe mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 February 6, 2002 "for some reason I'm not sure you would need me to have fun..."True...but it's always more fun when you play well with others.."Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strynx 0 #13 February 6, 2002 This is so true attitude is the difference between failure and succes. here's one i like."A young approched an old Indian man, Having noticed a large and unusual medaillon around his neck. As he got closer he could see that engraved in the medaillon were two wolves engaged in a fierce battle. Taken by curiosity, the boy the Indian why the wolves were fighting. The indian said " oh one is a good wolf who has clarity and purpose the other is a bad wolf who is always trying to confuse the good wolf and prevent him from realising his dream. They're both very powerful and fight day and night. With a puzzled look the boy asked " Does anyone ever win?" "oh yes!" the Indian replied "Which one?" ask the boy "the one i feed the most " said the indian. P.L.U.R. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #14 February 6, 2002 Quote but it's always more fun when you play well with others..Yah, you should probably get out of the house and try it sometime.he he heThe mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 February 6, 2002 "Yah, you should probably get out of the house and try it sometime.he he he"I have.....everyone keeps screaming and running the other direction????? "Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #16 February 6, 2002 suprise, suprise. I would never guess. You should try bathing. I hear it makes you smell perdy.The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #17 February 6, 2002 "You should try bathing. I hear it makes you smell perdy."I bathe once a year whether I need it or not......"Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #18 February 6, 2002 you know, I used to do that, but it really is kind of a waste of time. I mean, for the time you spend washing, you could just buy some cheap cologne or maybe even a pine scented air freshener and wear it around your neck. That way, you make a statement at the same time. OOH, and pine makes you smell "like" a man. I'm not sure if you are a man...The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #19 February 6, 2002 "maybe even a pine scented air freshener and wear it around your neck"You do that too? "Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #20 February 6, 2002 uhhh, no... Let's see if this makes sense to you. I am a female. For me to get the pine scented freshener would be silly. I might attract people like you. I get the bahama breeze or cherry! THat is, if I have enough money left over after jumping.The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #21 February 6, 2002 QuoteI might attract people like you.Snort. I like this girl. Walk a mile in your enemy's shoes. Then you're a mile away and have his shoes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 February 6, 2002 "I like this girl."Would you two get a hot tub!!! "Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #23 February 6, 2002 I think you would enjoy that too much...The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #24 February 6, 2002 "I think you would enjoy that too much.."Nahh...I hate Chics having that Bi-curious sex...icky..... Makes me sick I tell ya!"Houston? That place is full of Crack heads and debutantes."- Hank HillClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #25 February 6, 2002 Skyrose7,QuoteI get the bahama breeze or cherry!Ok, just WHERE do you get the CHERRY????? ) I've been looking for a CHERRY since I was 15...lol.TripleFGeez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites