Maintain A Good Attitude

Each morning you must tell yourself, “Today I’ll make whatever adjustments is necessary to keep my attitude right.”  Here are some guidelines:

1.  Realize that your attitude needs daily adjustments.  Anything you don’t maintain deteriorates.  The more negative you are or lean to doubt and belief, the more you will have to work at it. So begin each with an attitude check.  Watch for red flags during the day, signaling you are not doing well.
2. Ask God to help you.  Someone sent us this humorous prayer:  “Dear Lord, so far I haven’t gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy,
   nasty, selfish or self-indulgent.  But in a few minutes, I’m going to have to get out of bed, then I’ll need all the help I can get.” The truth is you’ll need God’s help to maintain a good attitude, so seek it!
3. Always look for what’s good.  Mother Teresa had only two requirements for those working with her in Calcutta: a desire to work and a joyful attitude.  Think:  if somebody could be joyful amongst the dying and the poorest of the poor, surely you can too!
4. Seek our faith-filled people.  They’re everywhere.  You’ll find them soaring above doubters like eagles.  If you’re having a hard day, get close and “draft” behind them the way racers do.  And if they’re having difficulty, you be the one to get our front and make things easier.  To maintain a good attitude the Psalmist said, “Seven times a day I praise you” –try it!