The longer I live,
the more I realize
the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude to me
is more important
than the past,
than education,
than money,
than circumstances,
than failures,
than success,
than what other people think, or say, or do.
It is more important
than appearance,
giftedness,
or skill.
It will make or break
an organization,
a school,
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.
~ Charles Swindoll
