Inspiration

Found this article in a magazine which i was recently reading. Really inspiring as the title suggests.
Don't know the author though...

Attitude determines Attitude

I woke up early today, excited over all i get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose what kind of day i am going to have.

Today i can complain because the weather is rainy or i can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today i can feel sad that i don't have more money or i can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.

Today i can grumble about my health or i can rejoice that i am alive.

Today i can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when i was growing up or i can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.

Today i can cry because roses have thorns or i can celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today i can mourn my lack of friends or i can excitedly embark upon a quest to discover new relationships.

Today i can whine because i have to go to work or i can shout for joy because i have a job to do.

Today i can complain because i have to go to school or eagerly open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge.

Today i can murmur dejectedly because i have to do housework or i can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter to my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here i am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day i will have!