Enduring right

 

I try to remember that one of the last freedoms in life is the right to choose my attitude. 

It sounds like a small thing, but it isn't.

Attitude influences everything. It is the light nuanced in the darkness, the hope lingering in the chaos, the spark that makes it possible to go on when all the statistics say it is useless.

It is an ephemeral thing, I can't teach you one, two, three steps to achieving it. I can't always even demonstrate how to do it, but I know it is possible to use this enduring right to make life tolerable, or even great.

I am hard wired to find the good in anything I cannot avoid. It may sound like a lot of hoo ha, but it really does make life tolerable. 

My imagination seeks out creative stories to explain to myself why I am okay with whatever is; and as long as I am comfortable with them, they work. Sometimes those stories lead me into a different way of dealing with the reality of my life, then I am so grateful.

I've discovered that stepping back and looking at my life from the outside is a good way to find balance. Quality of life counts! Separating myself from petty gossip, biased opinions, and simple overly critical judgments can make all the difference in the world. Nothing is really black and white. All those gradations in between become the staircase to a happier life.