Have you ever found yourself in a position or situation where you were having difficulty in controlling your attitude? I have. In fact it happened to me just this morning.
I got up early this morning as I have been doing since I started the 90-day success plan. I pour myself a cup of coffee take my journal and sit down to think and write.
I like it early in the morning here. It’s quiet and cool.
My attitude is normally very good as I bask in the serenity of this special time of day.
What happened this morning is my routine got interrupted and I allowed it to affect my attitude. I found myself fighting an unreasonable negativity that was robbing me of my enjoyment of my special time.
The reminder that was most helpful to me in turning my attitude around came from re-reading Emerson’s essay on Self Reliance. I know that there isn’t anybody else who is going to do it for me. I have a sign on the bulletin board in my office that reads; “If It’s To Be It’s Up To Me.”
I need that reminder, even though I consider the greatest victory in my struggle for Self to be that of assuming responsibility for all conditions in my life.
I wish I could say I am always one hundred percent successful in controlling my attitude. I’m not, but in this instance, being aware that the event wasn’t the cause of my upset it was my choosing to be upset that helped me to do it. It helped me to move on with the rest of my day with a lesson re-learned.
I hope this bit of self-analysis is useful to you as you are working toward your own goals.
Success thoughts for today:
A POLITICAL VICTORY, A RISE OF RENTS, THE RECOVERY OF YOUR SICK OR THE RETURN OF YOUR ABSENT FRIEND, OR SOME OTHER FAVORABLE EVENT RAISES YOUR SPIRITS, AND YOU THINK GOOD DAYS ARE PREPARING FOR YOU. DO NOT BELIEVE IT. NOTHING CAN BRING YOU PEACE BUT YOURSELF. NOTHING CAN BRING YOU PEACE BUT THE TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLES.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I CAN TEACH YOU, HONEST FRIEND, WHAT TO BELIEVE. BELIEVE LIFE; IT TEACHES BETTER THAN BOOK OR ORATOR.”
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“NO ONE CAN BE IN PERFECT ACCORD WITH ANYONE BUT HIMSELF.”
-Arthur Schopenhauer
Byron
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