Do you ever wonder about your childhood and wish you could change some things? We all have, I am sure of that. But I believe we can change our ' attitude ' about what happens to us. This is a very powerful idea. I did not say it was easy, anything worthwhile takes hard work. I am happy to say that as a child, I did not pay much attention to the bad things around me, I focused on the fun, happy stuff. As I got older, I discovered that I was curious about my world and was very hungry to learn.
Yes, I am one of those positive thinkers - the glass is always half full - and I am always for the down trodden! I am not going to even begin to try and list some books to suggest. Because the truth is I probably can't remember too many, and it would be too time consuming to google. I will leave that up to you. After all it's that desire you must have to get you motivated to go the extra mile. Here is a list of just a few authors: Og Mandino, Robert Schuller, Dale Carnegie (How To Win Friends & Influence People- a must for anyone wishing to get along with everyone), David Schwartz (The Magic of Thinking Big), and Burke Hedges.
Burke Hedges wrote the book "Read & Grow Rich" -How the hidden power of reading can make you richer in all areas of your life. Read five or ten books like these and you will understand what I am talking about - you will see the power.
When I sat down today to write, I thought about the standardized minds quote in my post yesterday. I did not fit in as a young elementary student, and my teacher in the early years did not have the expertise to understand children like me. What I don't understand is my mother and teacher discussing me and my slow progress as if I were not in the room. What would the teacher say today about what I have accomplished? What would my mother say if she were alive today? I believe she would say "Aleta, I always knew you were very special, and you are strong like your mother". That is a fair response if I did discuss this with her. What else could she say? She loved me very much and even though she depended on me too much, I always felt loved and special.
We must be courageous and take risks once in awhile. That's how we learn, maybe learn what not to do next time, but regardless we learn. And then always be accountable for our actions, and always apologize. I feel so blessed that I have not been afraid to fumble-bumble ahead and make huge mistakes and look ridiculous. Because I can always laugh at myself - a very important trait! I don't like to make mistakes and make a fool of myself. But I have that resilience to get back up and keep fighting, and keep showing up. That's what I am talking about.
A very favorite quote I may have used recently - Failure is never final unless it's the last time you're going to try -author anonymous. It's worth repeating because it's very powerful.
This won't be the last time I'll bring up these topics about potential and reading and taking risks, because it is a big part of me. I am grateful for all the tough things I had to survive, because they are what helped make me who I am today.
Thank you and God Bless! Aleta
"Whatever reason you had for not being somebody, there's somebody who had the same problem and overcame it." -Barbara Reynolds
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