art journal - "life"

Life. Everyone's reality of life is different. I would love for my life to be one of celebration regardless of my circumstances. There is always something to celebrate no matter how small and insignificant. Life is to be celebrated. God created life. Life is good. I love the following quote about life.

Attitude

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ... a church ... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I'm convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." ~by Charles Swindoll

Ditto. My opinion exactly. If only I could be consistent in living it.

So, this is the journal page I started yesterday, threw in the garbage, then rescued and finished. Boy did I need an attitude change while I was doing this one!
When I'm able to embrace this philosophy, it's usually because I've chosen to focus on today and not tomorrow or next week. Celebrate one day at a time, one moment at a time. Pursue an attitude of joy without denying the reality of life's difficult moments. Here's to an attitude change today.