Get Mad or Get Glad- Its My Choice!

Wow! Its been a long time since I have blogged (not that I have been a blogger for an extended period of time). I guess over all its been a pretty great past couple of weeks. I have been to Florida, which was a time of pure relaxation and refreshing. Since I have been back, I have felt very peaceful, content and joyful. As I pondered this, I realized that no particular circumstance in my life had really changed. It was my perspective that did. I try to be an overall positive person, but at times that positive outlook does not tend to overflow on how I look at my personal, day to day life. I deal with issues and circumstances in my life that I truly don't like and can get quite crabby about if I let myself. Granted, if I am in a bad mood, I talk myself out of it fairly quick - but still... In the past couple of weeks, each time I have gotten mad or frustrated about something, I have decided to find something to "get glad" about it. To see what is positive instead of negative. I have been pleasantly surprised to find how much better things go with this out look. For instance, if someone almost runs me off the road (since I am on the road quite a bit with my job) - I come up with quite a story as to how their morning may have gone. Who really knows. They may have woken up that morning to find that they had half the hair that they did when they went to bed. They may have run over their dog's tail (which is now flattened permantly), spilled coffee on their favorite suit or skirt, hit their mail box only to find that they had a letter from the IRS in there demanding payment for taxes. You never know! All of this to say that we truly do choose the attitude with which we deal with our day. It affects everything that I do. This doesn't mean that I don't deal with reality, but I choose how I let reality deal with me. So, overall , my life is good. God loves me, I have a fantastic family, friends who care about me and a future that is being orchestrated my the One who made the heaven and the earth. It really doesn't get much better than that. Granted, I have put in a few requests for changes in my life, but over all I am content. Praise God for the joy of the Lord being my strength!

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