Abraham Lincoln. A humble man who fought for equality and
justice. He is known as one of the greatest presidents ever in the history of
the United States. Just about everyone has heard of the wise advice of Abraham
Lincoln.
Hang on tight to that wisdom. Solomon gave us that wise advice...and more.
…a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs
13:12
Gentle words are a tree of life…. Proverbs
15:4 NLT
Are you happy? Do you choose to be happy?
We choose every day how we feel…how we act and how we react to others. President
Lincoln had good advice…make up your mind. Choose. Maybe putting a smile on
your face is a good place to start. I know it makes a difference for me. When I
smile it begins to melt the gloomies away. It’s all about attitude.
ATTITUDE by
Charles Swindoll
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of
attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
We are in charge of our own attitudes…we have
the choice. One attitude quality is that happiness element. We choose…we make
up our mind.
What are you
choosing today? Are you wisely embracing happiness?
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, I choose happiness today. Help me to help others choose—to embrace—happiness.
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
ll scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
unless otherwise noted.
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