on passing away

A man that I did not know too well passed away last Friday. But he was someone I grew to respect. He was an excellent teacher and I feel like I missed an opportunity to get to know him better. But he did give me something a long time ago. He was the second director that I've ever worked for and he gave me an opportunity with a role I never thought I could pull off.

Here are some of his words:

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home...even, a life.
The remarkable thing is that we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitude."

Bob Lauman, 2000

Thank you for helping me reach my dream, Bob. Thanks for giving me a chance. I choose to have a positive attitude.

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