tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87087651483350346982024-03-13T20:37:36.645-07:00AttitudeKen Aitkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561317283895450005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708765148335034698.post-25738405174468409622008-02-20T02:34:00.000-08:002008-02-20T02:36:07.259-08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ATTITUDE ... </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Author unknown</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I woke early today, excited over all I get to do <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">before the clock strikes midnight. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I have responsibilities to fulfill today, I am important.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can complain because the weather is raining, <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can feel sad that I do not have more money <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can grumble about my health, <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can rejoice that I am alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can lament over all my parents didn't give me when I was growing up,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can grateful they allowed me to be born.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can cry because roses have thorns,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can mourn my lack of friends,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can whine because I go to work,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can complain because I have go to school,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or eagerly open my mind and fill my mind with rich tidbits of knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to housework,<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can feel honoured because God has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to housework,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or I can feel honoured because God has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What today will be like is up to me.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I get to choose what kind of day I will have!</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: navy;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have a great day ..... unless you have other plans.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">_______________________</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: navy;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Ken Aitkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561317283895450005noreply@blogger.com0