Mitchell has a simple philosophy - "It's not what happens, it's what you do about it."
Wise words indeed. Profound words when one considers what the motivation was for Mitchell to coin this phrase. Decades ago, Mitchell was an average young man, living an average young man's life. Everything changed in an instant with a motorcycle accident. From that day forward life would never be the same.
Given what many would consider insurmountable odds, Mitchell overcame not only his own limitations, but the ignorance of others. He went from ordinary to extraordinary, carrying a message that is well worth paying attention to. Why not check it out for yourself?
How often do we have something insignificant happen to us and yet we act as though it is the end of the world. Then we hear someone else's life story and realize we have it pretty darned good.
That's not to invalidate anyone's experience, but to offer an opportunity to shift one's perception.
The fact is, life is going to happen. There will be things we planned that turned out exactly as we had hoped. There will be things we hope for that may never manifest. There will be things we dream of that we actually short change ourselves on.
Life has ups and downs. There is no a straight line on this journey. It zigs and zags. There are happy times and sad. Yet, even in the sad times we can find much to appreciate. And yet, there are those who will find much to complain about regardless of how good a situation is. It's as if they are looking for what is wrong rather than enjoying what is right.
As W. Mitchell says, "It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that matters."
Amazingly, even in what might appear to be the toughest situations we can choose to find so much that is right. It is in this attitude we may experience blessings we would otherwise miss if we see things any different than in the light of light.
Life has ups and downs. There is no a straight line on this journey. It zigs and zags. There are happy times and sad. Yet, even in the sad times we can find much to appreciate. And yet, there are those who will find much to complain about regardless of how good a situation is. It's as if they are looking for what is wrong rather than enjoying what is right.
As W. Mitchell says, "It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that matters."
Amazingly, even in what might appear to be the toughest situations we can choose to find so much that is right. It is in this attitude we may experience blessings we would otherwise miss if we see things any different than in the light of light.
Very true. Great inspiration for us all.
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Hi,
You are right, I enjoyed reading this post and even learnt a bit.
Thank you
Cindrella
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