Attitude

Today I discovered the one thing that someone can say to me that will truly insult me. Today I was basically called racist, granted it was by a drug addict with multiple cancerous brain tumors, but it made me so mad that I was literally shaking. But before I could say anything, my co-workers were right there to defend me and it made me feel SO much better that they had my back!

It's amazing how insults, even from someone who probably doesn't really mean them, can completely ruin your day and completely change your attitude. Which brings me to one of my favorite quotes:

“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, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

~ Charles R. Swindoll (pastor)

After today, I really did need some chocolate cake...

really I needed alcohol but I have to work tomorrow.