Attitude

This week I have been working on my attitude. I have realized that by having a positive attitude, the day goes by more smoothly, and I am happier. I was talking to Ruth Pilgrim about having a positive attitude, and she told me she had a paper about attitudes, and she made me a copy. I wanted to share it on my blog.

Attitude
By Charles Swindoll

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 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 fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the 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.


I hope this brings the same amount of joy for you as it does for me. I have it on my refrigerator so I can look at it every day.

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Honors Society Induction Ceremony

Last night was the Alpha Chi induction ceremony, and I was extremely nervous. I have been looking forward to this night for a long time now, and it is already over. I have been working really hard in school, and my hard work has paid off. I had five people at the ceremony to support me. After it was over Donna told me there were only 22 people in the crowd, and 5 of them were there for me. I am very grateful for such a supporting group of family and friends. Dennis, Donna, and Dustin were there, as well as my friends Elida and Brooke (who came at the last minute, and I am glad she was able to come).

During the ceremony, each one of the new inductees had to come up to the front, light their candle, repeat some words, which I have already forgot, and sign our names into the Alpha Chi book. We then had to shake hands with the presidency of the club, and sit down. After we were all sitting, we had to stand; that was when we were inducted into Alpha Chi. It was an awesome experience, and I am glad I was part of it. After the ceremony, we ate some food, and it was over. I received a certificate with my name on it, and a pin that I am supposed to wear this week when I am on campus. Overall it was a great night, other than my nervousness, and now I will be part of this society forever. What a great honor!

Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies!

Today was a great day! I had the day off, and I decided to make some cookies. A lot of people have been coming through Safeway with baking ingredients, and they sounded really good. I went over to Brooke Leonardson's house so she could help me, and we had lunch. Her son Daniel helped too, and he was so adorable. It was a lot of fun. I made a triple batch of chocolate chip cookies, and a double batch of no-bake cookies. They were both so good after they were done. We took up the whole counter with all of the cookies we made. I plan on giving away most of the cookies, but I have to keep a few for myself. I can't wait until the holidays when I can make plates of goodies for everyone. This was just a warm-up just wait until the real deal.

Give Thanks!

I was looking for a new background the other day, since it is no longer really fall here in Dillon, MT. I couldn't find any winter themed backgrounds, so I went with a Thanksgiving theme. The background I chose truly fits my feelings right now. It is all about giving thanks. It made me realize I don't give thanks as often as I should so I decided to do that today.

I am thankful for my parents and my family for helping me become the person I am today. I give thanks to my in-laws for helping me feel like part of the family, and for making me laugh. I am grateful for my husband, who loves me, and helps me get through each day. I am thankful for my friends who are always there when I need someone to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on. I give thanks to Heavenly Father for surrounding me with loving people who help me realize what a good person I am, and I am grateful to Heavenly Father for never giving up on me.

It is so nice to be able to thank all of the people in my life, and it makes me feel truly blessed to have so much in my life.

Now that Halloween is over...

I am soo excited! Now that we are in November I can start listening to Christmas music. I love Christmas, and the season usually starts for me right after Halloween. Soon the snow will start falling, and it will really put me in the spirit. It is also fun being in a play that has the Christmas spirit. I can't wait! I already have a Christmas countdown, and there are only 53 more days until Christmas.

Happy Halloween!

Dustin and I decided to carve pumpkins this year to put on our front porch. Dustin ended up getting sick so I started working on both pumpkins during our ward halloween party, and I took them home to finish them. I stayed up until 2:30 am finishing them since I had to work on Halloween. They turned out pretty good, and no one stole them Halloween night. We didn't get as many trick or treaters as we thought we would, but that's okay because I will eat most of the candy. I went to a party later on Halloween night with some friends, while Dustin stayed home and rested. Maybe next year we will go trick or treating.