It is always a joy to receive thoughts from faithful readers of this Warm Thoughts column. They share with me thoughts so precious that I feel the need to share with others. A faithful reader from Florida who has lived a long life and has a contagious attitude worth catching, sent me thoughts by Charles Swindoll on attitude. "The longer I live, the more I realized the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than the 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 inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on this one string we have and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes."

Attitudes are contagious! Are yours and mine worth catching? Positive attitudes are a choice we can make. The control center of our lives is our attitude. Our health and happiness depends on our relaxed attitudes. Our attitude controls our future. Edgar Jackson wrote in his book, "Your Health and You," one of the best lines: "No one can go to the drugstore and order a bottle of attitude pills." He wrote the book when he was recovering from a stroke.

Attitudes create the atmosphere of life. We are aware that if the attitude is good, positive, and enthusiastic that life welcomes adventure and discovery. Throughout the years, we have observed how attitudes are contagious. Parents pass their attitudes on to their children, teachers to their students, a coach to his players, and a boss to his employee. It is a blessing when those at the top have a good attitude. I am reminded from the familiar strains of music from Oklahoma, "Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day." Let's make it a beautiful day with our attitude!

Warm Thoughts: I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it is only a choice of attitude. Abraham Lincoln. The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitude in any set of circumstances. Dr. Viktor Frankl. Have a beautiful day and a positive attitude!

Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G Werner

Published in the Marion Record, July 11th, 1996.

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