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Attitude (e-mail from my mom)

sunshine0406
sunshine0406 CSN Member Posts: 65
in Breast Cancer #1
just a little e-mail my mom sent me that made me smile. hope it makes you smile too:




Attitude


There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror,
And noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today.'
So she did and she had a wonderful day.



The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror
And saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today.'
So she did and she had a grand day.



The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed
That she had only one hair on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'
So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.


The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and
Noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
'YAY!' she exclaimed. 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'


Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary,

For everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,

Love generously,

Care deeply,

Speak kindly,

And pray continually.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #2
    love it

    love it
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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr CSN Member Posts: 944
    #3
    Cute
    Thanks for the chuckle... very cute.
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  • missrenee
    missrenee CSN Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #4
    butterflylvr said:

    Cute
    Thanks for the chuckle... very cute.

    Oh, Sunshine--that is marvelous
    I truly agree--attitude is everything. Every once in a while, when I start feeling sorry for myself or think "I can't do this" I try to pick myself up, give myself a swat and think, "Knock it off--just do it and be so, so happy you're here"!

    Thanks for the reminder.

    Hugs, Renee
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  • teresa41
    teresa41 CSN Member Posts: 471
    #5
    missrenee said:

    Oh, Sunshine--that is marvelous
    I truly agree--attitude is everything. Every once in a while, when I start feeling sorry for myself or think "I can't do this" I try to pick myself up, give myself a swat and think, "Knock it off--just do it and be so, so happy you're here"!

    Thanks for the reminder.

    Hugs, Renee

    thanks
    made me smile :0)




    teresa
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  • wndringmnd
    wndringmnd CSN Member Posts: 44
    #6
    thanks
    thanks for making me laugh today

    God bless
    -Marilyn
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  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus CSN Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #7
    ooooo I like this one! :)

    ooooo I like this one! :)
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  • Chickadee1955
    Chickadee1955 CSN Member Posts: 356
    #8
    wndringmnd said:

    thanks
    thanks for making me laugh today

    God bless
    -Marilyn

    Love it so much I intend to
    Love it so much I intend to spread it around to everyone I know. Attitude IS everything!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Chickadee
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  • Megan M
    Megan M CSN Member Posts: 3,000
    #9
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    ooooo I like this one! :)

    ooooo I like this one! :)

    I love, love, love this!
    I love, love, love this! Thanks!


    Hugs, Megan
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  • LVG
    LVG CSN Member Posts: 128
    #10
    Megan M said:

    I love, love, love this!
    I love, love, love this! Thanks!


    Hugs, Megan

    Very Nice...
    I truly enjoyed this!
    Thank you for sharing ;-)
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  • poplolly
    poplolly CSN Member Posts: 346
    #11
    Both are great. I especially
    Both are great. I especially like the one on attitude.
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
    #12
    Love it!
    As I look in the mirror at my 5 months post chemo hair (or lack of) I smiled reading this. Attitude is everything. My hair is only 1/2" at best and is white/grey. After coloring my hair for more than 20 years I look strange even to myself. Thanks for sharing the poem.
    {{hugs}} Char
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  • skipper54
    skipper54 CSN Member Posts: 936 Member
    #13
    always enjoy reading this
    I've seen it several times but it took on new meaning with chemo! I'm sure it does for others too. The one thing I could say was there were no more bad hair days, at least not when there was no hair. My biggest decision was which hat to wear.
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