It's all about Attitude!

Hi everyone, sorry I have been a little slack on the blogging side of things. Life is just crazy isn't it!?! I have to tell you there are moments in life that make you stop, stand still and say .... 'Why am I complaining, life is actually pretty good.'

Yes the lack of privacy and constant whinging and competition between my boys drives me crazy. I would also love a bigger house where more than one person can fit in the kitchen, and I could have an office to run my business from rather than the kitchen table. But you know what life is all not that bad. The boys are healthy (touch wood), hubby is loving his new career, and we are planning a holiday full of sun, surf and sand. :-)

Sometimes I have conversations with people that just rock me. For instance the other day some friends came back from Fiji and were telling me about the local villages that don't even have access to hot showers. Then there is my dear friend who is doing the fight of her life and will probably have to learn to walk again after being in a coma. I mean really what AM I complaining about?! Mostly though what I love seeing is people giving when they have so little. I've been collecting books for a friend who is taking them back to primary and secondary schools in PNG. What has amazed me is that those that have donated are often people who have very little. I love this so much and it has re-vamped my faith in human nature. In the end it is all about attitude.

Thanks for letting me get this off my chest and I'll leave you with one of my favourite quotes:

"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 success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, 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 string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. "                                   

                             

~ Charles Swindoll

Happy Monday everyone!

~V~