Choose Your Attitude

It has been a mild winter here in the south and no one is happier about that than me (and my wife.) Clouds rolled in yesterday afternoon with snow squalls and the temperature plummeted to the teens.

It was 15 degrees while I was driving into my office this morning. It did not get above 30 today. Its going to be a record cold night tonight.

It’s cold and I really hate it.

I can choose to dwell on how cold it is and my attitude will be about as warm as the temperature. I have been reminding myself today to choose my attitude. I can’t control the weather or control my circumstances; however, I can choose how I deal with them.

This is a tough day for many workers. It is the second day of the year and many have just returned to work from a Holiday vacation. It is a transitional day. For some it is a shock. It is hard for me to transition as well. Again, I am choosing my attitude.

It is not that I hate what I do - that would make it intolerable. It doesn’t matter how much I love something, transitioning from vacation to work is always hard for me. I have to force myself to focus. Everything takes more effort than it usually does. But I am choosing to transition and to be positive. I know by Friday, I will be back into the routine.

I am looking at the weather forecast for Sunday.

Partly Sunny and 60 degrees.

Awesome!