07.28.10
That Doesn’t Match!
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Humor is one aspect of what the total package of ATTITUDE is all about. But when we hear “positive attitude,” some of us cringe. Especially if our current state of mind is nowhere near, “positive.” We feel defeated, as though the only way we can be successful is to be something we’re not (at least not at this moment.) Or worse, we fake it and pretend we’re happier than we really are. Also not good.
This is like trying to fit our bodies into today’s fashions. Even if we’re pounds and years outside of the boundaries of normalcy for that piece of clothing. Our bodies and personality don’t match the fashion.
The good news: You don’t have to match. As Clinton on TLC’s “What Not To Wear” told one of the show’s models, “The clothes don’t have to match. The tones are complementary.” And that’s good enough.
As long as the tones (the intentions) of our attitude are on the right track, we CAN start from where we are now. Rigth now: are you feeling sluggish, de-motivated, or completely all-out negative? That’s your tone for now, and that’s OK. As long as it matches the intention of the direction you’re going. Toward positive.
Tomorrow, we’ll look at how to get even closer to there…
