Attitude is everything
There once was a woman who woke up
one morning,
looked in the mirror, and noticed
she had only
three hairs on her head.
Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
So she did and she had a wonderful
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and saw that
she had only
two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said,
"I think I'll part my hair
down the middle today?"
So she did and she had a grand
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed
that she had
only one hair on her head. "Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did and she had a fun, fun
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed
that there
wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed,
"I don't have to fix my hair
today!"
Attitude is everything.
Life isn't about waiting for the
storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in
the rain.
There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only
three hairs on her head.
Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and saw that she had only
two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said,
"I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?"
So she did and she had a grand day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that she had
only one hair on her head. "Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did and she had a fun, fun day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that there
wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed,
"I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Anonymous
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Francine Toder, Ph.D.
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