You really do have the power to turn the day around for yourself. We all do. We can't control circumstances, but circumstances do not have to control us. I have experienced it from both sides, and it feels much better when I know my situation is not governing my emotions. I am the one who gets to decide what kind of day I have. My boss may chew me out, my H may do everything he knows irritates me, my kids may act as if they had no raising..........but only Sandi gets to call the shots on how all of this will affect me.

I will give you a little example. Some years ago we were living in a different town and were really struggling financially. We were having to charge our groceries, in order to put food on the table. Anyway, my H gets a call that his brother and family (who had holy terrors for kids) were coming for the weekend. I saw the dread on my H's face when he told me, b/c my usual reaction would not have been very nice. However, I had been reading about how a person can take a bad situation and make the most of it.....or they can make it worse. So, I decided to try it. I put a smile on my face and decided I would be warm and sweet to my H and his brother's family. I would not show frustration and I would not take it out on my H. To shorten the story, I'll just say that I actually saw my H fall a little deeper in love with me. He even told me how proud he was of me (something he hardly ever did). Isn't it strange, you would think I would have continued doing what I had saw was so successful, right?

So, I want to challenge you........and myself, to take the rest of this week and make the most of our circumstances. (We will always have circumstances as long as we live). The harder something comes at us, the more we'll be determined to turn our day into a good one.

It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!