The most important of all of our
human traits is the power we have to choose. To choose how we live. To choose
what we will do. To choose how we will view and consider a circumstance.
I’m up here in the mountains on
a quick ski trip with my kids. Yesterday it rained. We could have grumbled. We
could have complained. We could have got frustrated. Instead, we stepped back,
decided to make a better choice and then viewed the whole thing as a giant
adventure. We got excited versus upset. We donned the plastic covers that the
resort provided. Suited up. And Skied like there was no tomorrow. Guess what?
The skiing was actually amazing. Soft snow. No crowds. Clean runs. It’s going
to take me a week to wipe the smile off my face. Each day we have the
opportunity to make choices. And the way we choose shapes our destiny. So don’t
get upset. Get excited. As author Paul Theroux once observed, “only a floor
flames his bad vacation on the rain”.
“Each day we have the opportunity to make choices. And
the way we choose shapes our destiny”
(these are not my thoughts J
and are copied from Robin’s book)
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