I was in Charleston, SC for a wedding this weekend. We walked the famous downtown areas and really got a feel for the atmosphere in Charleston. A very cool city - It reminds me of Savannah or New Orleans (without all the drinking). Very laid back and plenty of history.
We went to eat at a place called Hyman’s Seafood on Meeting Street. The place is famous for there fresh local seafood and great customers service. On each table was a deck of cards with different saying and quotes on them. Some were funny and others promoted the business. One of the cards had the following quotes on it. I thought the saying was increadibly smart and inspired me to pay more attention to my attitude. Here is goes:
“Attitude” by Chuck Swindol
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important then 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 embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people 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.
Wow David this is amazing! Thank you so much for posting this, I am really going to pay attention to the ATTITUDE I chose to embrace each day.
I think this quote will help me and everyone that reads it if each of us realize that we are in control of our own destiny, or as a wise man once told me ….. If you continue to be the person you want to be - Live the life you want to live and the do the things you want to do, you will be happy. And if you are truly happy in life then you can effect change in other people because you are living by EXAMPLE…and that is the most powerful way to help people, by making them want to help themselves.