Many times we have heard people say, it's his/her attitude that bothers me.
Today, I went to a Farmer's Market in the area of where I live. I purchased turkey and chicken products and then decided to buy two kaiser rolls. The bakery near by had 4 packs but I wanted only 2. I asked the young lady at the counter, if I could purchase 2? She answered yes. She began to take 2 rolls out of one bag to put them into another. She asked me if there was anything else that I wanted. I answered no. She then gave me the amount that I owed for the purchase. I gave her a bill and waited for my change. She returned with my change and said, have a good day.
The conversation, between the customer and the clerk in the above paragraph, seems perfectly normal. She dotted all the i(s) and crossed all the t(s). What was missing was a positive attitude. I do not know what may be going on in her life but she chose to come to this bakery and be a clerk. If she smiled in spite of what she may be feeling, her day would begin to change. She appeared to be disgusted with this sale and rather be somewhere else. I did smile at her and she did not welcome it. She continued on as she was. Sometimes, we have to make the first step in changing our mood. I do not know that anything was going on in her life; I am just considering that this could have been a possibility for her lack of enthusiasm and zest for life. Although, polite, the energy of I am glad to serve you and thank you for shopping in my bakery rather than someone else's bakery was missing.
In our prayer life, when we affirm or pray, we need the feeling of gratefulness, appreciation and faith that can be summed up in our attitude. No matter the situation, I can believe with joy that my prayer is answered as I give life to the words that I speak. It is the words with feelings that makes the prayer come alive and manifest into our reality.
I consider each day and each opportunity a time to practice praying with enthusiasm. If I am enthusiastic about my work then I will bring that to my prayer. Prayer is not just the words alone. In fact, the words without intent and feelings are useless. I say, let us bring a positive attitude to our prayers. Let us bring an attitude of appreciation and gratefulness to our prayers. Watch and see what a difference it makes in our reality.
Meditation: contemplate on, no matter what is happening with me and wherever I am, I remember God is joy, enthusiasm, gratitude and appreciation. I am all that God is. I bring these attributes to my prayer life. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths and go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran
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