Attitude is important

The kind of attitude we have predicts the kind of life we will live.  If we have a positive, cheery attitude we will have a life of joy and peace.  If we have a negative, critical attitude we will have a life of misery and turmoil.  We often think that other people and things are causing us to be unhappy but it is really our bad attitude.  Here are some of the bad attitudes that will keep us stuck in the same place and struggling through our lives:

1. AN IRRESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE – believing that someone else is responsible for their problems
2. A CRITICAL ATTITUDE – finding fault with everything
3. A QUITTING ATTITUDE – believing that everything is just too hard and failure is inevitable
4. A NO HOPE ATTITUDE – living in the past and believing that our future will be just as bad
5. AN IMPATIENT ATTITUDE – wanting things to happen immediately and having no patience to wait
6. A SELF-PITYING ATTITUDE – always feeling sorry for yourself
7. A ENTITLEMENT ATTTUDE – believing that you deserve everything you want

Having any of these bad attitudes will keep us from enjoying the wonderful life that we deserve.  If we want to find happiness and success in life, we need to develop a positive attitude and be thankful for what we have.

What kind of attitude do you have?   Is it on the list above?  Don’t worry, it is never too late to change.  You can ditch that bad attitude by making some positive choices.

• Choose to look for the good in your life instead of the bad
• Choose to think positive thoughts instead of negative thoughts
• Choose to live in the present and not in the past
• Choose to be kind and helpful to others
• Choose to be patient and wait for good things to happen
• Choose to care about other people first before yourself
• Choose to accept your mistakes as learning experiences
• Choose to keep going towards your goals instead of quitting
• Choose to be responsible for your own actions
• Choose to accept yourself as a unique and wonderful individual

 

 

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