This week I was reminded that there are always two ways to look at something...
(really bad) traffic -
Choice A = This sucks and it shouldn't take over 6 hours to get home
Choice B = Traffic's bad, but I can't control it...plus, I am coming off a family vacation, which not all people get to enjoy, so I'm pretty lucky.
loud pounding while getting a new roof installed -
Choice A = My head hurts SO much, I just can't take the high-pitched noise
Choice B = I have a roof over my head and a place to call home
lack of internet access -
Choice A = How on earth can it take this long to get into Gmail?
Choice B = I don't need to be piddling around on the internet - spending time with a good book or with my family is time better spent
Choice B looks like the better thought each time - less stress, more optimism...
The glass if half full, my friends. Cheers to the week ahead!
"I have no idea where I am going; I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself...But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing. And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always..." -Thomas Merton
I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...
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