Daily Gratitude: “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”

I harp on this concept perhaps more than any other. Why? Because it’s a key element in upgrading our lives. You can go to life’s App Store and see that there is an upgrade available. It’s easy to download.

And you know what? It’s also easy to install. You can do your own beta testing too. Try it out. And it’s free. No damn membership fee for this upgrade. You just have to be willing to use it.

Your attitude and your thoughts are your tickets to improved life experiences. And improved life experiences lead to an overall improved life.

How do you do this? Well for one, just decide to feel the opposite way about something that’s annoying you. For instance, we’ve had several days of rain here in San Antonio – for those of you who are chuckling, that is a big thing here. Our roads and structures are not built to handle significant amounts of rain.

Anyway, the storms have interfered with my training plans for Vol State. Initially I was frustrated but then thought to myself “it’s stupid to be upset with nature. You can’t do anything to change it. Everything always works out for me.” And not surprisingly, once I made that statement I realized that this forced rest was going to be excellent for my Tailor’s bunion (on the little toe) because it’s pretty inflamed from all the walking lately. I began to accept (first step) the circumstances as just that, circumstances. And then I began to be grateful for them (second step). Gratitude led to calmness and calmness then allowed me to be happy.

What’s upsetting or annoying in your life right now? What can you do, inside your head, to change that?