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> >
> > John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
>and
> > always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he
>was
> > doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
> > He was a natural motivator.
> >
> > If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the
>employee how
> > to look on the positive side of the situation.
> >
> > Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and
>asked him,
> > "I don't get it!
> >
> > You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
> >
> > He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two
>choices
> > today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be
>in a bad
> > mood.
> > I choose to be in a good mood."
> >
> > Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can
>choose
> > to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.
> >
> > Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept
>their
> > complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose
>the
> > positive side of life.
> >
> > "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
> >
> > "Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away
>all the
> > junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to
>situations. You
> > choose how people affect your mood.
> >
> > You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your
>choice
> > how you live your life."
> >
> > I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry
>to
> > start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when
>I made
> > a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
> >
> > Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious
>accident,
> > falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.
> >
> > After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released
>from the
> > hospital with rods placed in his back.
> >
> > I saw him about six months after the accident.
> >
> > When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be
> > twins...Wanna see my scars?"
> >
> > I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through
>his mind
> > as the accident took place.
> >
> > "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my
>soon-to-be
> > born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered
>that I
> > had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I
>chose to
> > live."
> >
> > "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
> >
> > He continued, "..the paramedics were great.
> >
> > They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me
>into the
> > ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I
>got
> > really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed
>to take
> > action."
> >
> > "What did you do?" I asked.
> >
> > "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said
>John. "She
> > asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and
>nurses
> > stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and
>yelled,
> > 'Gravity.'"
> > Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me
>as if I
> > am alive, not dead."
> >
> > He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his
>amazing
> > attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live
> fully.
> >
> > Attitude, after all, is everything.
> >
> > Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
>itself.
> > Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.
> >
> > After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
> >
> >
> > John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
>and
> > always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he
>was
> > doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
> > He was a natural motivator.
> >
> > If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the
>employee how
> > to look on the positive side of the situation.
> >
> > Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and
>asked him,
> > "I don't get it!
> >
> > You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
> >
> > He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two
>choices
> > today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be
>in a bad
> > mood.
> > I choose to be in a good mood."
> >
> > Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can
>choose
> > to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.
> >
> > Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept
>their
> > complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose
>the
> > positive side of life.
> >
> > "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
> >
> > "Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away
>all the
> > junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to
>situations. You
> > choose how people affect your mood.
> >
> > You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your
>choice
> > how you live your life."
> >
> > I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry
>to
> > start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when
>I made
> > a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
> >
> > Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious
>accident,
> > falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.
> >
> > After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released
>from the
> > hospital with rods placed in his back.
> >
> > I saw him about six months after the accident.
> >
> > When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be
> > twins...Wanna see my scars?"
> >
> > I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through
>his mind
> > as the accident took place.
> >
> > "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my
>soon-to-be
> > born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered
>that I
> > had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I
>chose to
> > live."
> >
> > "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
> >
> > He continued, "..the paramedics were great.
> >
> > They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me
>into the
> > ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I
>got
> > really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed
>to take
> > action."
> >
> > "What did you do?" I asked.
> >
> > "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said
>John. "She
> > asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and
>nurses
> > stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and
>yelled,
> > 'Gravity.'"
> > Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me
>as if I
> > am alive, not dead."
> >
> > He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his
>amazing
> > attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live
> fully.
> >
> > Attitude, after all, is everything.
> >
> > Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
>itself.
> > Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34.
> >
> > After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
> >