Day 2

Attitude

You cannot control what happens. You can control how you meet it.

This Morning

What is the one thing you are carrying into today that you could choose to set down?

Attitude is not positivity for its own sake. It is the deliberate choice to meet life with openness rather than resistance. Dorothy Rose Tyler did not have an easy life. She lived through a century of change, loss, and hardship. What she carried with her was not a belief that things would always be fine. It was a decision, made daily, to show up with warmth and purpose. That decision is available to you right now.

Reflect

She did not wait for good circumstances to have a good attitude. She brought the attitude with her. The circumstances followed. Today, notice the moments when your attitude shifts. Notice what triggered the shift. Notice that you have a choice.

Today's Practice

Choose one difficult thing today and meet it differently

Think of something on your list today that you have been dreading or resisting. One thing. Before you begin it, pause. Take a breath. Choose to meet it with curiosity instead of resistance. Not forced positivity. Just openness. See what happens when you bring a different attitude to the same situation.

"She smiled. Not because everything was easy. Because she chose to."

Kevin J. Durkin, on Dorothy Rose Tyler