A little thing called attitude……
One of the things I liked most about growing up Baptist in Mississippi is that moment in church where people were allowed to go up and give a testimony. We have all become so private about our issues and triumphs until we fail to share our testimony with others. Sometimes our story might be just what someone needs to hear. So let me offer up one of my MANY testimonies.
Every day I give my FB friends a daily quote of inspiration. Sometimes those quotes are more for me than for them. Some days I need to inspire myself. When I was a middle school teacher, we had a banner on the wall that read, “Your attitude determines your altitude.” At that time, I didn’t fully grasp that concept. It wasn’t until I started to grow as a person and grow in my faith that it really hit home for me. Very recently that quote really became my mantra. About nine months ago, I took a lateral position within my agency, and from the very first day, I knew I had made a mistake. I found myself going home (daily) with a headache, and sometimes even crying. I was miserable & very unhappy. As the months progressed, the job environment remained the same and at times, got worse. I started “ministering” to myself. I started to tell myself that whatever GOD has for me must be awesome. This is a “stepping stone”, a preparation for what’s to come. Now, as a believer, one would think that would be enough to make me feel better about my job situation. Well, unfortunately it wasn’t. I started to experience health problems, developed a sleeping disorder, even my happy, perky demeanor had started to be affected. But two weeks ago I made a decision that I was no longer going to ALLOW the job to impact my quality of life, my health, or my personal happiness. God’s plan for me is SO much bigger than this. The job environment is the same, but my attitude towards it changed and I cannot tell you how much better I feel. I am back to being the happy me.
