Attitude Is Everything

Attitude Is Everything

You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

Philippians 2:5

Attitude makes all the difference in the world when it comes to how happy and contented you are in life. What matters most is not so much what actually happens to you, whether good or bad, but how you respond to what happens to you. People with negative, self-absorbed attitudes are often the losers in life. But people with positive, outreaching attitudes are overcomers and winners, as the following story shows.

A woman woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. And while that might have caused great consternation for most of us, this woman had an interesting response.

“Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today.” So she did, and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror, and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

“Hmmm,” she said, “I think I’ll part my hair down the middle today.” So she did, and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror, and noticed that she had only one hair left on her head.

“Well,” she said, “today I’m going to wear my hair in a ponytail.” So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror, and noticed that there was not a single hair left on her head.

“Yay!” she exclaimed. “I don’t have to fix my hair today!”

Attitude is everything!

O God, please help me to have the same attitude that your Son had while he was on earth. I want to show the people around me that my faith and confidence in you are strong by responding to life’s bumps and bruises with a conquering, positive attitude. Amen.