March 20, 2008

• I shared this with my family and thought it should be shared with all of you too.

  
  

  This is a from a Positive Thoughts/Attitude newsletter that I receive daily:

  
  

  One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude
  is the number of people it touches, many times in ways you'll
  never know.
  
  Not long ago I was in Nashville, Tennessee and I went into a
  convenience store to get a newspaper and a pack a gum.
  The young women at the check-out counter said, "That 'll be
  five dollars please," and as I reached into my wallet, the thought
  occurred to me that a newspaper and gum didn't quite make it
  to five dollars.
  
  When I looked up to get a "re-quote", she had a big smile on
  her face and said, "Gotcha!  I got to get my tip in there somehow!"
  I laughed when I knew I'd been had.  She then glanced down at
  the paper I was buying and said, "I'm sick and tired of all this
  negative stuff on the front pages.  I want to read some good
  news for a change."
  
  She then said, "In fact, I think someone should just publish a
  Good News newspaper - a paper with wonderful, inspiring
  stories about people overcoming adversity and doing good things
  for others.  I'd buy one everyday!"
  
  She then thanked me for coming in and said, "Maybe we'll get
  lucky tomorrow; maybe we'll get some good news," and she
  laughed.  She made my day.

  
  

  The following day, after my business appointments, I dropped
  by the same store again to pick up a bottled water, but a
  different young lady was behind the counter.
  
  As I checked out I said, "Good afternoon," and handed her my
  money for the water.  She said nothing - not a word, not a smile...
  nothing.  She just handed me my change and in a negative tone
  ordered...."Next!"
  
  It hit me right between the eyes:  Two people, same age; one
  made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had
  inconvenienced her by showing up.
  
  By the choices we make, by the attitudes we exhibit, we are
  influencing lives every day in positive or negative ways...our family,
  our peers, our friends, and even strangers we've never met before
  and will never meet again.
  
  So when you brush your teeth every morning, look in the mirror
  and ask yourself..."Are there things I'd like to change?" How will
  you choose to live your Dash...as "the grouch" or as "the good
  news girl?"
  
  Your answer will go a long way toward determining the joy and
  happiness that you will experience in your life.
  _____________________________________________________________

  
  

  OK, so it is OFFICIALLY spring now and besides having the beautiful flowers blooming, we've also got allergies going on.  AAHHCHOOOOOOOOOO...........Love spring but can't stand it all at the same time.

  
  

  But in the meantime, I bring you more photos that I took last weekend:

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  Here are the beautiful East Foothills of San Jose:

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  Tomorrow Jessica and I are going to hang out and shop til' we drop!  In the evening I'll be going with Denise to a Multi Cultural evening at our alma mater (her children's high school too). Saturday I'll be at my niece's house coloring eggs with Jessica and Matthew.  Sunday will be our annual Easter egg hunt and then dinner following the hunt.

  
  

  THOSE would be my weekend plans.  I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Sunday.  I KNOW there will be lots of hugging going on this weekend, so do I even need to say it?!

  
  

  

  
  

   

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