Choose Your Attitudes

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

-Goethe

Is this all there is? Is this it? Every one of us asks this question from time to time. 

We look at our lives and what's around us with the sense that there's nothing new and never will be. And because of this mood we probably feel disillusioned or even depressed. We experience the 'same old things' in the 'same old way'. 

Needless to say, this state of mind has nothing to do with what life actually has to offer. It has everything to do with our attitude - with the way we view the world and respond to it. If we choose to see things only in shades of gray, that's what we're sure to experience. It's as simple as that. 

If on the other hand we approach the day with a sense of wonder and interest, it's likely that we'll experience things far differently. If we have a receptive attitude rather than fixed and cynical expectations, we greatly increase our potential to be enthusiastic, inspired and fulfilled. 

In its own special way, each day offers an endless variety of experience, excitement, and opportunity. On every level the world is filled with wonders - it's all there. In the end, however, it's up to us. Our attitudes determine what we get out of life. 

Today may seem to be the same as yesterday, but you have the opportunity to experience it in an entirely different way. It is up to you. Choose your attitudes!