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An Optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.......................................................................Laurence J. Peter

Sometimes the only thing we can change is our attitude - and that is enough. Our attitude can be much more important than the objective reality of the situation.

One person who's stuck in traffic, fumes at fate, snarling, "Why does this always happen to me?" Meanwhile, the person in the car just behind, stuck in the same impasse, sees the first person's "lost" time as "found" time - the perfect opportunity to study a new language, meditate, or think through a problem without the interruption of a telephone call or visitors. One person
sees only a problem and responds accordingly; the other sees an opportunity and likewise acts accordingly. The traffic jam is the same for both of them, but the attitudes about it are different - as are their blood pressures.

Some see the past as a cruel sentence of doom dispensed by an avenging God. Others see it as an opportunity; fairly given or not, to build strength and gain wisdom with the help of a loving God. The difference is all in the attitude.
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I am learning to make the most of my opportunities.

I think this post, and attitude go hand in hand with the Serenity Prayer. By changing our attitude, we can also gain serenity by accepting the things we cannot change. And on the other hand, by changing our attitude, we gain courage to change the things we can. Hopefully with the knowledge we've gained by changing our attitude, we'll know what we can and cannot change.