Deborah S. Podwika,M.A.
           
Kankakee Community College
Humanities and Social Science Division 
Psychology Department - P.O. Box 888, River Road
Kankakee, IL 60901-0888
            
Office: L342
Office: 815.933.0283
Fax:    815.933.0217
            
Email: [email protected] 
Web: http://www.geocities.com/debbiepodwika/
           
Created: September 27, 1996
Format: Netscape 4.7
Revised: July 17, 2002
Attitude: A Matter of Choice
I woke up early today, excited over all I get 
to do before the clock strikes midnight.
I have responsibilities to fulfill today.
I am important.
My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy
OR
I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money
OR 
I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan 
my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.

Today I can grumble about my health
OR
I can rejoice that I am alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents
didn't give me when I was growing up
OR
I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.

Today I can cry because the roses have thorns
OR
I can celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends
OR
I can excitedly embark upon a 
quest to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work
OR
I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.

Today I can complain because I have to go to school
OR
eagerly open my mind and fill it with
rich new tidbits of knowledge.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because 
I have to do housework
OR 
I can feel honored because the Lord has provided 
shelter for my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped.
And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me.
I get to choose what kind of day I will have.

Have a great day...

Unless you have other plans. 

- Author Unknown
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