This morning I was early for work, which I am most mornings actually. I walked down to my car to find frost on my windshield, in April. YUCK! So I started it and let it run for another 5 minutes. I got to work early, as I do, only to find that I forgot my lunch at home which also had my dinner in it because I have class in the cities Tuesday nights. So, I drove back home to grab my lunch. I then encountered a train rolling through the tracks and had to wait even longer to get to work. I got in my classroom at 7:20 and usually get there at 7:00. I hung up a poster and slid my hand across the wall to tape it up, only to find that there was a staple protruding from the wall, which preceded to slice my fingers open. OUCH. What a morning I had today. I was feeling pretty off my game. I wasn't prepared for my lessons and I didn't have my supplies out. I was frustrated for sure but then I remembered my attitude. My attitude can either ruin my day or help me keep going. I chose to be positive today. I laughed off everything that happened before I even got to work and it truly affected me for the better. Jesus didn't whine and complain when He knew what was to come. When He went 40 days without food, He didn't have a negative attitude. He kept Him chin held high and trusted in God. There will always be moments in our lives where we can choose positivity or negativity. Frankly I focus on the negative, as most do. It is so easy to throw a little pity party and fixate on the negative but listen to what happened when I decided to focus on the positive. At our morning meeting (a meeting where we check in with students before they head off to their other classes), I decided to tell my students how my morning played out just out of curiosity to how they would respond. I explained to them that even though my morning stunk I was going to remember our first All School Expectation - "Come to school everyday with a positive attitude." They thought about my situation and recognized where they could grow. It was really beautiful. They told me that there are many times where they have a bad morning and that ruins their whole day. I explained to them that we don't have to let those instances ruin everything about our days. It's so important for us to be positive. Little things will continue to irritate us, but only if we let them. I want to encourage you to focus on having a positive attitude in a tough situation and see how that affects how you see it later. I could've and probably would've let those things today ruin my entire day, if I didn't simply step back and remember Jesus. He truly is a beam of positivity and it's helpful to learn more about His life. All He had to endure, and yet He still did not complain, whine, or grumble.
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