drewkitty

> A recently deleted community post
> (http://community.livejournal.com/poor_skills/3429969.html) "Truly
> Disappointed With Life So Far" points up the crying need for a most
> valuable poor skill.

> A positive attitude is essential to survival. href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_longer_i_live-the_more_i_realiz
> e_the_impact/296740.html">This quote is particularly apt.

> “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, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure,
> 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
> everyday 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 am
> convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to
> it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
> emphasis added

> -- Charles R.
> Swindoll

> A positive, cheerful attitude includes the willingness to work hard, take
> responsibility, create results, be cordial in personal interactions, and
> last but certainly not least, leave negativity at the door if not kicked
> to the curb. Did I mention working hard?

> I am not encouraging anyone to be easily exploited or abused. If you
> aren't getting paid for your work, go somewhere else where your work is
> appreciated, or file a Labor Board complaint. If you think you have a raw
> deal, negotiate a better one, or do something else somewhere else that
> works better for you. If there are no jobs out there, make your own --
> even if it's picking fruit and vegetables out of dumpsters and taking
> your edible finds home to feed your kids.

> Whatever you do, please do not give up, snivel, whine, expect others to
> owe you a life or a living, or otherwise drag yourself and others down at
> exactly the moment you need to lift yourself up by the bootstraps.

> "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Be well out there.