WHAT I DO HAVE
I've been blessed to meet amazing people and experience wonderful places all throughout my life. I can't complain. But I do.
It's all part of that "glass half full" thinking. Sometimes, I see the glass half empty.
After a long morning of trying to make the internet here at my little cabin in the woods work….I got a little frustrated.
Then, I remembered—>that's one of the reasons why I'm here. Duh! My hubby, the IT dude has his work cut out for him. He's been chasing wires & lines all morning (somewhere) here on this beautiful property. My struggle to reach the outside world here at the main house is probably peanuts compared to what he's trying to accomplish.
Perspective. I get it!
The big picture isn't usually what we imagine in our head, is it? Instead of focusing on what I couldn't have this morning…..I should've focused on what I did. I couldn't get the internet to cooperate but I did have a computer to type on (hello, Word). I had no idea how to get the tv to come on and I'm pretty certain after I pushed every single button on the remote…neither will the Hageman's when they return but I had my pick of porches to sit on and enjoy. I'm not sure who can live in a house that doesn't have ice and after this week, I'll let you know but I do have cold drinks in the fridge. And seriously, APPLE iphone! When I hit Publish on a post that I had to type on your tiny little touchy keys and you say FAILED, I'm of the thinking that you really mean it. Not anymore, dude! When I finally found I had internet service, I noticed Day 8 was posted 8 times on my blog! 8 times! But I did have a post go through, right?
Attitude is all about perspective. How I choose to see life's little troubles will be the attitude I portray to the world. Same goes for you. Keep your perspective in check when the darts of frustration shoot your way.
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
—Lou Holtz
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