Attitude is not “just”; it’s everything. You can focus on living negatively while everything around you is positive, and your attitude can be stinky. Just because. It’s probably about you, and you’re viewpoint. Perspective creates your outlook.
For the past few weeks, I’ve evaluated the concept of attitude. It’s been more about me and where I have been in life, but it can be precious to dust the subject off and share it with others. Before you go off guessing what’s wrong, let me say it’s a valuable exercise to refresh yourself in anything, and it doesn’t mean something is wrong. It’s like checking the air in your tires. Though technology can let you know when a tire is low, sometimes technology breaks, and a wise person checks regardless.
My attitude is ordinarily healthy, positive, and hopefully, helping others into a better position. But, just like any of us, it’s easy for it to turn sour. It takes hard work to bring any attitude out of the mulligrubs (sad, unhappy, miserable), but I have some techniques! They work for me, but maybe not for you.
Is your attitude stinky? (As in the stinkbug no one wants to be around?)
Think about our attitude for a little while. Attitude defines our approach to life, our view of self, and how others view us from their perspective. It’s the give and receives formula.
“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.”
~John N. Mitchell
When your attitude is under the weather, what do you do to bring it back up?
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When learning to fly, my instructor often focused on the concept of “attitude.” It’s the relationship your plane has with the horizon. It’s important. Altitude is essential, but how you relate your condition to the ground below you is more important! You learn to fly with a healthy respect for attitude.
You may have your own “fixes” in the toolbox out in the garage, but it never hurts to look broader. Other toolboxes in another garage or even at the library can help you diagnose your situation.
Watch out! If you let the popular talkshow host of the day guide you, ask whether that person should have any right to your situation. If they interview someone, question their motives – are they there to sell a book or a program? Should a friend seek to guide your quest, then and only then can you define whether you trust that friend.
Maybe it’s just as easy to create a process that works for you.
Here’s my checklist. Just five little thoughts that can open up the thinking cap.
- Know what’s wrong, why it’s happening, and how you got your viewpoint.
- List the Pro’s and Con’s on why you are dealing with an issue.
- Look for input from someone who has understanding of the situation.
- Make a plan to dig out.
- Celebrate the win.
The Apostle Paul lays out a good path for the best attitude.
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
(Ephesians 4:23 KJV)
If you only used this single scripture, you would miss the fullness of his words. Go ahead, pause and read the entire chapter. There is an abundant number of tools to fill your repair shop! The focus for the new (and renewed) person in Christ can be found here. [Ephesians 4:25:32]