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Put a Little Gratitude in your Attitude

            Someone somewhere is suffering. No matter what, you have to remember mainly it could be worse. I woke up today. Now grant you, not everything turns out the way I would like it to, but I put an effort in it. Always try your best. Maybe think before you start something. Maybe it’s not the right time. Put it aside and work on something else.

            Put on a smile and do the right thing. Just those two things should put a skip or beat in your work. Stay positive and believe in yourself. Also, be kind to others and yourself. Spread the good feeling you find radiating through your body.

            Be grateful for a lot of things. I have the best quality of life I could possibly have.  I have a nice apartment. My parents, God bless them, Dad is 92 and Mom is 82. I know it’s not going to be like this forever, but for now, I’m blessed. Besides my dirty plate that’s full.  I could talk about bad things all day, but it’s better to be positive.

            Don’t be mean; treat someone the way you’d like to be treated. Sometimes it’s best to walk away. Coming to program made me realize how luck I truly am.

            Try not to get stuck in the agony of the past. Look around, forward and put your thinking cap on and think about how much easier and happy things could be if I just let go and go with the flow. Sometimes it seems I make things harder for myself than it has to be.

            When you’re happy you can see it. It comes from the inside. Glow as you’re going with the flow.

            I have my faults, but the whole world doesn’t need to know.

            So put a little spark in your walk and enjoy. Don’t rob yourself of the good times.

            When I’m in a good way and feeling good I want to share that wealth. I know the alternative and it’s a dark an empty place. Pull yourself out of that black hole and enjoy life, socializing, come out with a smile you never know you could be enriching someone else’s day.

            When someone is happy it shows. Even when it’s not the greatest day you ever have, smile and put a little skip in your walk- Believe me it will show.

  

By: Gail R.


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