Mish at d’Verse asked to share a Life Lesson that we have learned that might be helpful to someone else. I chose the urge to bail out and quit my job.
Back in the 90s, when I was still teaching school, I was feeling burned out and disillusioned with my job. I did an assessment and looked at what it would take to get another job that would pay me what I was earning as a teacher. With my boys starting college, it was not the time to bail out on my job. The only other option was to work on me! I finally came to this conclusion:
It is easier to change my attitude
Than to change my job
I found this also applied to my marriage as well…
It is easier to change my attitude
Than to change my spouse
I am sure there are other situations in life where this is applicable as well
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Photo from family album!
Thats an excellent life lesson. It’s wise to keep on learning.
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Thanks Walter. I am glad I stayed with it!
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For sure man, you made the right choice!
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You are a very wise man. Great choices.
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Thank you Sherry
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Good piece of advice…to be “the Change that one wishes to see in the world”….
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Thank You. Perspective changes everything!
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So true!
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I think I agree with your life lesson, both concerning jobs and marriage. On lhat last one: I know it’s impossible to change your spouse, so you really don’t have much of a choice other then changing your attitude. 🙂
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Thanks Peter! You got that right! We all need an attitude adjustment from time to time.
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This is so true, Dwight. Disillusionment has a lot to do with attitude. Just writing a poem can usually put me straight.
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Thanks Kim. You are right it can blind us to common sense sometimes. I appreciate your comment.
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This advice is so true!
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Thanks Jo!
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Oh the power of valuable life lessons, simply by adjusting one’s attitude! 🙂
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Thanks Kym! It is amazing how much it lightens the burden!
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Absolutely Dwight! 🙂
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Very good point about changing attitude.
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Good one!
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Changing your attitude is an excellent advice… if only it was easier.
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Yes, very difficult indeed! Especially when our Ego gets in the way!
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Very good lesson – we can control our attitude, but not other people ~ Thanks for the personal share of your photo as well ~
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Thank you Grace! That photo seems like a very long time ago! I have not had hair to comb over I quite a few years!
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An honest share, Dwight. Not sure which one takes more work, but I think changing attitude gets better with practice!
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Life is full of hard work! Our attitude either makes it better or worse to deal with. Thank you for you thoughtful comment.
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As Mish said, an honest write that provides a valuable lesson to all. Attitude, in any situation, can make all the difference. It reminds me of a phrase that I like very much: happiness is a choice. Albeit, sometimes it is very very difficult to make that choice…but it is a choice. I think that’s very similar to what you’re saying here.
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Thank you Lillian! Yes, our choices and our attitudes do affect all of life!
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your title caught my attention straight away! such an honest self examination and revelation, it is indeed most helpful when we are most honest with ourselves.
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Attitude can either work to help us or hurt us. Thanks for checking it out!
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Amen to that!
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Thank You!
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