Attitude

Thanks to Michelle, one of my colleagues, for sharing this quote.

"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 success, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, gift, 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 string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes."
~ Charles Swindoll

Enjoy!
Keltie Creed

Ageless

Today is my father's 83rd birthday, and when I called he was working on a Photoshop project.  He is taking a class (he says the rest of the students are a third of his age) and enjoying learning new techniques.  Last year he sent me a DVD of a series of documentaries he made on the Bluenose II.  He had to sleep on the floor while shooting as he sailed with her on several long journeys.

He is always involved with something, always learning, always creating something.  When I do my MBTI and Personality Dimensions, he is in my mind while describing NT and Inquiring Green qualities.

He says that he still has most of his hair, but it is turning grey now.  I asked for a photo of him as he is on the other side of the country.  If it arrives, I will post it here.

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
~Mark Twain

Enjoy!
Keltie Creed

Double meaning

"Whenever you fall, pick something up."

~Oswald Avery

The first thought that comes to me with this quote is how my partner was feeling depressed after major surgery and a need to change careers. To cheer herself up, she donated 50 bears to the Sick Children's Hospital. She did something for someone else.

The other interpretation is to learn something. From the fall it self, or about something unrelated just because you have a new perspective and perhaps the time.

Enjoy!
Keltie Creed

Attitude continued

"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right."
~ Henry Ford

This could be interpreted as accurate self - assessment, as realism, or as the power of attitude. There is some truth in all aspects. Part of the job of a counsellor is to ensure that the client has a realistic goal, but it is also important to en-courage them to stretch, to go beyond the comfort zone. We have to kindle their attitude, not dampen it.

Enjoy!
Keltie Creed

Attitude - barrier or boost?

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. "
~Winston Churchill

I think that this has been most evident to me while working with people with disabilities. Their attitudes spanned the full continuum from "I can do anything if given the chance and time to figure out the best way for me to do this" to "No one will let me do this so I won't try". Most people are midway between the two, but the ones who had confidence and willingness to try were the most successful. They also taught me the most!

I also have a button that reads "Attitudes are the real barriers." Attitudes of job seekers, of employers, of counsellors, of society and governments.

So I try to do a periodic attitude audit, and encourage others to do the same.

Enjoy!
Keltie Creed