Rethink (3 of 4)
Series: The Joy of RE - A Study in Philippians
Joey Rodgers
Philippians 2:1-11
You've likely heard the saying - Your attitude and not your aptitude determines your altitude. Personally, I like this - and absolutely believe this to be true.
Yet some people go thru life thinking the whole world stinks. I read of a cranky grandpa who'd laid down for a nap and his grandsons put limburger cheese on his upper lip right under his nose. When he awoke from his nap, he staggered out of his bedroom shouting, ''This room stinks!'' As he went on thru the house he shouted louder, ''This house stinks!'' As he went onto the porch, he shouted, ''The whole world stinks!'' Yet in reality, what stunk was right under his nose.
More often than not, when life begins to stink the problem usually isn't w/ others but w/ us. That awful odor is our stinky, negative attitude. Yet if we could learn to adjust it, our lives might smell a little better for everyone.
Okay - I have a confession. I don't do well w/ stinky attitudes, especially when it comes from me. I just don't do well w/ the Eeyore's of the world - those negative doom/gloom people. (Sound like Eeyore - woe is me)
A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can't go anywhere until you change it. Unknown
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It's more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It's more vital than appearance, giftedness or skill. It'll make or break a company. A church. A home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we'll embrace for that day. We can't change our past. We can't change the fact people will act in a certain way. We can't change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that's our attitude. I'm convinced life is 10% w ...
Series: The Joy of RE - A Study in Philippians
Joey Rodgers
Philippians 2:1-11
You've likely heard the saying - Your attitude and not your aptitude determines your altitude. Personally, I like this - and absolutely believe this to be true.
Yet some people go thru life thinking the whole world stinks. I read of a cranky grandpa who'd laid down for a nap and his grandsons put limburger cheese on his upper lip right under his nose. When he awoke from his nap, he staggered out of his bedroom shouting, ''This room stinks!'' As he went on thru the house he shouted louder, ''This house stinks!'' As he went onto the porch, he shouted, ''The whole world stinks!'' Yet in reality, what stunk was right under his nose.
More often than not, when life begins to stink the problem usually isn't w/ others but w/ us. That awful odor is our stinky, negative attitude. Yet if we could learn to adjust it, our lives might smell a little better for everyone.
Okay - I have a confession. I don't do well w/ stinky attitudes, especially when it comes from me. I just don't do well w/ the Eeyore's of the world - those negative doom/gloom people. (Sound like Eeyore - woe is me)
A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can't go anywhere until you change it. Unknown
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It's more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It's more vital than appearance, giftedness or skill. It'll make or break a company. A church. A home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we'll embrace for that day. We can't change our past. We can't change the fact people will act in a certain way. We can't change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that's our attitude. I'm convinced life is 10% w ...
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