A
thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 120). Moody
Publishers. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
James tells
the story that is a very good illustration of this thought. “A farmer stood by
the road one day and observed a large wagon filled with household goods moving
toward him. Dust flew as the wagon pulled to a stop and the driver shouted, ‘We’re
moving from Brownsville to Jonestown. How much farther is it?’ ‘About thirty miles,’ said the farmer. ‘And
what kind of people shall we expect to find there?’ asked the traveler. ‘Well,
what kind of people did you leave behind in Brownsville?’ ‘Oh, they were so negative and so cheerless,
so deceptive and so ungrateful, just a godless bunch, all of them. That’s the
main reason we are moving. What kind of people will we find in Jonestown?’ ‘The very same kind, I’m sorry to say,’ said
the farmer.”
He goes on,
“And he was right. He knew the traveler would find in the next town the same
kind of people he perceived lived in Brownsville. Far more often than we care
to admit, outlook determines outcome.
The way that we look at a matter, the attitude that we choose, has direct
bearing on how we experience reality. Two people can look at the very same
circumstance and experience it entirely differently based upon the attitude
they choose— the patterns of thinking that they have formed over a long period
of time.”
So how is
your day looking today?
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