I wanted to share this story with everyone, because it really fits into our daily lives, and can make a big difference in how we look at ourselves, the world and everything around us. We all make choices everyday.
I always try positive instead of negative, but , my wires cross sometimes too. It is just an idea to strive for. Hope you enjoy the story.
READ THIS. THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU FINISH YOUR DAY TODAY AND HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TOMORROW.
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how
he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael
was there telling the employee how they could look on the positive side
of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to
Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person
all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I
wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to
be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be
in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a
victim or I choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every
time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their
complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the
positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Michael, said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut
away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react
to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. Your bottom line:
It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Michael said.
Soon after, I left the company to start my own business. We lost touch,
but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of
reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious
accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18
hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from
the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how
he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my
scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone
through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon
to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I
remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could
choose to die. I chose to live."
Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
Michael continued, "... the paramedics were great. They kept telling me
I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw
the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really
scared. In their eyes, I read, "he's a dead man". I knew I needed to
take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael.
"She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied."
The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I
took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity."
Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me
as if I am alive, not dead."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of
his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the
choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own. After all, today is the
tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
I always try positive instead of negative, but , my wires cross sometimes too. It is just an idea to strive for. Hope you enjoy the story.
READ THIS. THEN CHOOSE HOW YOU FINISH YOUR DAY TODAY AND HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TOMORROW.
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how
he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael
was there telling the employee how they could look on the positive side
of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to
Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person
all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I
wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to
be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be
in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a
victim or I choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every
time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their
complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the
positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Michael, said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut
away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react
to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. Your bottom line:
It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Michael said.
Soon after, I left the company to start my own business. We lost touch,
but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of
reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious
accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18
hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from
the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how
he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my
scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone
through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon
to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I
remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could
choose to die. I chose to live."
Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
Michael continued, "... the paramedics were great. They kept telling me
I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw
the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really
scared. In their eyes, I read, "he's a dead man". I knew I needed to
take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael.
"She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied."
The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I
took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity."
Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me
as if I am alive, not dead."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of
his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the
choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own. After all, today is the
tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
