It's A Matter of Perspective

I recently read the following statement that made me analyze my perspective on, well, everything:

"Every time I wipe a kid's butt, it reminds me of all the dreams that I didn't fulfill."

That's one way to look at it.

Or, you could look at it this way: 

"Every time I wipe a kid's butt, it reminds me how much influence I have to help him/her succeed at their dreams."

Or: "Every time I wipe a kid's butt, it reminds me how much my children really need me to be available to them."

Or: "Every time I wipe a kid's butt, it reminds me that God has done the same for me time and time again to make me clean."

The point is, my perspective determines my attitude. And my attitude/perspective determines determines whether I live with a vision of what could and should be, or what could or should have been.

The choice is yours and mine. Which perspective will you live from?

Comments

[mandy]

I'm sure this person has a totally different perspective. A stay at home mom who works 24/7 without help. Hubs has moved across country to find work. Short each month to pay bills. She's given her entire life to her family. She's given her figure to her children. She was feeling sorry for herself in a moment & made a joke.

A different perspective isn't always wrong.