Today is not a good day. I feel really down, especially after sharing some harsh words with my wife last night. Also, my doc gave me a mild sedative so that some of this anxiety is mitigated. But I cannot allow myself to be dragged down today. I must continue to motivate myself, look for and listen to encouraging words, and maintain a positive attitude.
On days like today, it is very easy for me to simply give up and into the feeling of helplessness. As if I have no choice but to take things the way they are right now, and accept that they will forever be that way.
No, that is not the case. I can do anything, be anything. I have the opportunity to change things, starting right now. What happened last night and this morning do not change what can happen in the next minute or the next hour.
I choose right now to be the absolute best that I can be, to manage things with confidence, and to have faith that things are going to turn around, that I am going to prosper and succeed, and that my wildest dreams are going to come true.
This is not going to be easy. It is going to be scary and challenging. But as Mandela said, if I have courage, then I can proceed in spite of those fears. Those fears will be there. They will not go away. But, with the Grace of God, and with God walking beside me, and with my spouse and friends and family with me, and with the personal strength that I know I have, I can bust out of this funk and explode.
Ten years ago, when people used to ask me how I was doing, I used to say, "If I was any better, I would explode."
Can I get that positive attitude back? It is a choice to have that attitude. I can say, "Yes," and incorporate it into my day.
I choose to do that: have a positive attitude and step through the fear.
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