Attitude

We have received dozens of emails, phone calls, texts and a variety of other forms of communications over the last several days from family and friends expressing their support.  Each and every one has been special, meaningful and heartfelt.  There is one however that stands out to me.  One friend Gina sent us an email in which she included a long quote from Charles Swindoll.  She said it reminder her of us.  I would like to think she is right.  I really believe in the words below.

ATTITUDEby: 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.