To: Gary Jacobs who wrote (31091 ) 11/12/1998 8:39:00 AM From: William Brotherson Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50264
{{{Good Morning Everyone}}} Todays story is sent to me by Bruce (which by the way I must ask him if I can post his last name). Mr. D, I know about the tremendous feelings that some of my stories bring rise to, and the difficulty in reading them sometimes. Yesterdays last story was one of those, it took me almost an hour just to cut&paste it here. Then I get one like todays, and it puts everything back into the right place, the right frame of mind. Hope you like it......... It's All In How You Look At It A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. "I'm the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. "Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried. The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. "Strike Three! Wow!" he exclaimed. "I'm the greatest pitcher in the world!" Your attitude determines how circumstances impact your life. The little boy's circumstances hadn't changed, but his optimistic attitude prompted him to give an encouraging meaning to what had happened. What difficult time are you going through right now? Can you do something to change it? If you can, don't wait another day, make the needed changes. If you can't change the circumstance, however, change your attitude, you'll discover that circumstances won't have the last word. Thanks Bruce!!!! wb