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Positive Talk
 Today is yours to do with as you wish. How will you treat it? It seems that there is a special breed of people that, no matter what trouble befalls them, they will find good in it. I suppose that some people are just born positive, but I suspect that most people we think of as being positive people actually have to work at maintaining a good attitude. They put to use a technique that most negative people do not know. They recognize that almost every case offers choices; if we keep looking at those choices, we will find some good in most situations. Here is how one anonymous poet put it:
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 for 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!
What challenge do you face today? Are you looking at things in a way that is holding you down rather than lifting you up?
Remember that you always have choices, and the choices you make will determine your destiny. Today is really pretty much as you perceive it. How does your day look and how could you make it brighter?
Hodges Hosts Television
Program
Bill Hodges also hosts an interview-format television program, “Spotlight On Tampa Bay.” It airs Mondays at 8 p.m., Bright House cable channel 950 and Verizon cable channel 30. His guest for August 18 and September 1 will be Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe. Sharpe is an excellent example of what a commissioner should be, and his comments on county government should be very enlightening. This program will be repeated on Wednesday, August 20 and September 3, at 7:30 p.m. on Bright House channel 949.
Appearing on Monday, August 11 and 25, is State Representative Ron Reagan. Representative Reagan (R), will give us an insight into the happenings during the last session of the Florida State Legislature. He represents areas in Manatee County, Ruskin and about half of Sun City Center. The program will be repeated on Wednesday, August 13 and 27, at 7:30 p.m. on Bright House channel 949.
Bright House subscribers who cannot get the higher channels can get—at no installation fee and a monthly $1 fee—a box to allow access to the upper level government and educational channels. Call Bright House for details on the rental. If you are unhappy about having to pay extra to see your government in action, complain to your state representatives and the Hillsborough BOCC which have either caused this situation or been complicit in allowing it to continue.
Bill Hodges is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and
syndicated columnist. Hodges may be reached at Hodges Seminars
International, P.O. Box 89033, Tampa, FL 33689-0400. Phone 813/641-0816.
Web site: http://www.BillHodges.com
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