A BATTERY HAS A POSITIVE TERMINAL
This is the way a friend of mine described a man he knew, “the only difference between him and a battery is that a battery has a positive terminal.”
According to the dictionary, the word “attitude” means “an internal position or feeling with regard to something else.” Other words often used as synonyms are: “disposition, feeling, mood, opinion, sentiment, temper, tone, perspective, frame of mind, outlook, view, or morale.”
Bad attitudes are displayed outwardly in our words or actions, such a negative-ness, criticalness, rebellion, defiance, impatience, being uncooperative, apathy, discouragement, independence, presumption, arrogance, self-centeredness, rudeness and such like. Attitudes are inner dispositions of the heart and thoughts — they are the hidden intentions which will eventually serve as the basis for our actions. “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7.
Positive attitudes help us to cope more easily with daily life. They bring optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and make you happier and more successful.
THE BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
- Helps achieving goals and attaining success
- More energy
- Greater inner power and strength
- The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others
- The ability to surmount any difficulty
- People respect you
- Constructive and creative thinking
- Optimism
- Motivation
- Not giving up
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Seeing opportunities instead of problems
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT
Chuck Swindoll writes, “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, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what others 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% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes.”
HOW DO I GET IT?
– Get Real—It is totally YOUR CHOICE; your battery, + or – pole?
If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one. ~Cavett Robert
– Find reasons to smile more often.
There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to
celebrate. ~Robert Brault
A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. ~William Arthur Ward
– Associate yourself with happy people.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful
that thorns have roses. ~Alphonse Karr
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~Dennis Mannering
– Read inspiring stories.
If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way
you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit
– Repeat affirmations that inspire and motivate you.
We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. ~Author Unknown
– Read inspiring quotes like those below:
►It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to. ~Annie Gottlier
►Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston Churchill
►The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~Scott Hamilton
►The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.
► A human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ~William James
►Where the loser saw barriers, the winner saw hurdles. ~Robert Brault,
►They can betray me, but I choose not to betray my peace of mind. ~Dodinsky,
►Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools. ~Napoleon
►It isn’t our position but our disposition which makes us happy.
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.”
Philippians 4:8
I agree !!! .Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston Churchill