Today's
Gift
I always have two lists:
things I'm happy about and things I'm not. It's my choice which list I focus on.
--Anne Arthur
Why do we all too eagerly see the glass as half
empty rather than as half full? It need not be a habit that we are stuck with
forever. All of us feel helpless at times to change our vision of life.
Discouragement and self-pity become comfortable, and we fear that discarding
them will leave us vulnerable.
Seeing the glass as half empty is a sign that our
attitude is holding us back. Unfortunately, a bad attitude is seductive. It's as
though we find pleasure, perverse though it may be, in feeling sorry for
ourselves. Sometimes we even imagine staying in that place forever. It's then
that we need the warmth of loving friends, and it's no accident that we are
surrounded by them in this fellowship.
We may, at first, try to ignore those reaching
toward us, but we will soon feel their presence. We can thank our Higher
Power for the inspiration to adjust our attitude.
If I reach out lovingly to someone else today,
I will not need a nudge from my Higher Power to adjust my
attitude.
From the book: A Woman's Spirit by Karen Casey
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