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THOUGHTS ON: the way I see it
By Chuck Morris
In our world we are faced with many decisions on a constant basis. Should I walk to the store or drive; should I say hello to the clerk or just ignore her; my boss really gave me a hard time yesterday and today I don’t feel like going to work.
Is your world a negative one or are you one of those people who always view the world as one full of opportunities? How do you begin each day? You have a choice; are you ready to use it?
This great world of ours has had many people from all walks of life contribute much to society overall and to people directly. Do you know what they have contributed? All it takes is will. It takes your will to listen, to observe, to want to learn and do better. It takes practise and repetition. If you see or hear something you like and think it will help to improve your relationship skills at home or at work, you need to think about it and put it into practise. It must become one of your mantras!
You never know who the people are that you will meet and how they’ll influence your life into the future. (Author unknown)
This is the way I see it:
Treat everyone with respect. Give of yourself, share your knowledge. Build relationships that prosper and that allow one to expand upon knowledge learned. Learn from others. See how they treat people in a positive fashion. Develop synergy. Working together achieves so much more than working by oneself. Value your new acquaintances.
Optimism is an intellectual choice. (Diana Schneider)
This is the way I see it:
You can choose not to participate. You can choose to always search for a reason why something will fail. You can choose to have that little black cloud follow you wherever you go – and it will! This world has advanced because of optimistic attitudes. It truly is an intellectual choice to see the world through eyes that follow free thought.
As Winston Churchill once quoted: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Character is a long-standing habit. (Plutarch)
This is the way I see it:
Humans think, feel and act. These traits help to form your character. What you experience as you grow up helps to shape how you think, feel and act.
Hopefully you recognize the positive aspects of these traits and use them to your advantage, allowing free flow of thought and expression. There are acceptable characteristics that society readily allows. These allow people to achieve things they never thought possible.
Habits are hard to break. Develop good character traits and soon they will be ingrained as habits. Keep them as a baseline but always strive to improve upon them. A person of good character will go a long way in life! Is your character one of quality?
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting and thinking that having problems is a problem. (Theodore Rabin)
This is the way I see it:
Life is full of problems. It is how you interpret them that is the real issue. Treat a problem as if it is a challenge and figure out the solution. Expect problems. Everyone deals with problems each day. Anything you do, as you strive to do better, or just proceed through life, will highlight an issue that needs resolving.
Tackle it head-on and with gusto! Do not go through life trying to avoid problems. Surprise! You cannot avoid problems. Discover what challenges really are, and plan to deal with them headon. Brainstorm with others because synergy of combined thought creates wonderful solutions! Experience a problem not as an obstacle but as your next challenge!
Here’s a thought! If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience! Got a problem? (Robert Fulgham)
We all know how to make the “right choice” as we stumble through life. We have all been on the other side of things and realized that is not where we want to be. Nearly all of it is straight common sense.
At least that is the way I see it! b
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