subject: Internet Dating Tips - The Power Of Positive Attitude - How To Keep A Positive Attitude [print this page] I have heard it said that "Our Attitude Determines Our Altitude!" I think that nothing could be more accurate, especially when it comes to our love life. Many of us have had so many bad experiences we are just fed up. So how do we keep a smile on our face when everything around us seems to crumble? Remember that life's problems are all about perspective. The bad times can kill us or make us stronger. There isn't a person alive who hasn't been knocked on their butt, the only real losers in life are the ones who won't get back up.
I heard a story once about a kid who wanted with all his heart to have a pony. The boy's father thought it would be funny so he gave him a shovel. He took the boy to the barn and put him in a room that was filled four feet high with horse manure. The boy was instructed to shovel out all the horse dung. Several hours later the Dad came back only to find the boy with a smile on his face and happily still in the room shoveling away at the mess. When the Dad asked him why he was so happy the boy said, "With all this manure, I know my pony is in there somewhere!" Life's problems are all about perspective.
I once met a man who had served 7 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He told me that he made a vow to himself during his first week in there that he would redeem his time. He spent almost every day reading books, writing, and going to college. By the time he went through all that he was well educated. He even had a college degree. No matter what your struggle is you can choose whether to let it master you, or you be the master of it. The bad times can kill us or make us stronger.
"The harder I work the luckier I get" was the response a very wealthy man gave to a person who asked him about his luck!" Everyone gets knocked down. Everyone struggles, some of us more than others, but life is a fight for us all. If you want to be truly successful in anything remember Winston Churchill's famous quote, "Never, ever, ever, ever give up!" Everyone gets knocked down, the only real losers are the ones who don't get back up.
When you are just about ready to throw in the towel on your dating life, when you want to give up remember what has been said here. I cannot think of a single thing that is more important than who you spend your life with. There is no greater task that you can be given than to find the right partner. Don't give up! Make the best out of bad times, and remember that life is all about perspective.
