Take Time to Be Thankful
My friends like to tease me because by nature I have an Eeyore personality. If you re familiar with the 
famous stories of Christopher Robin and his friend Pooh Bear then you know that one of the friends that lives in the 100 acre woods is a donkey by the name of Eeyore. Whatever the situation Eeyore expects the worst. The sun is shining and there is one white puffy cloud in the sky and Eeyore would say something like: “Looks like rain.” You know the type. They are always seeing the negative possibilities to the point of nausea. Well, that has been me. Oh, I had my good days but for the most part if something bad could happen I thought of it and was sure it would happen to me. Now I have since come to realize that some of my Eeyorism was due to an imbalance and was able to treat it through a Dr.’s perscription. But I still struggle because I must retrain myself to view life in a different manner.
Attitude is a choice. Yes, there are exceptions but for most of us most of the times we choose how we want to view the world even if that choice is to be consumed by what has been or the attitude of others around us. But its important to realize that in any given situation, at any given time we choose how happy we want to be. This may seem strange to some but its true. If I wait for my outside circumstances to be such as they make me happy then I will be happy only for short flashes. And if I wait for the people around me to make me happy that places an unfair burden on their shoulders. And if we believe we are the masters of our destiny (which we should believe) then we must be captains of our attitude.
Back in the spring of 2006 I broke my foot. It was a completely depressing time for me. I was in the beginning stages of waking up to the truth of the ugly state of my marriage; I was turning 50 and now everything was made more difficult because of having to stay completely off my one foot. My Eeyorism was having a field day. Its sad now that I look back on that time because there were a lot of people trying to do a lot of nice things for me but I refused to see them. I couldn’t and maintain my negative image of life. After a very short period of time I found myself alone.
A very good place to begin is developing a daily attitude of gratitude — looking for the good in this moment. I hate funerals but I love seeing people I haven’t seen in years. I hate taxes but I appreciate the freedom my government provides me. Stop yourself when you find yourself complaining about something and just think about the good that has or will come out of this moment. I have met people who are devistated because of a termal illness and those who choose to look for good in the moment. Which do you think lives longer? So, start today. Say no to your inner Eeyore. Look for the silver lining and who knows… the treasures that come your way in friends, family and experiences will make you rich indeed. I remain, your servant in Christ,
Theresa
Tags: Attitude of Gratitude, Eeyore, Negative thinking, Positive Thinking, Terminal Illness
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July 11, 2008 at 1:43 am
Way to go… Become a Tigger