选择积极地生活(Life is full of choices)

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michaelisthekindofguyyoulovetohate.heisalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshassomethingpositivetosay.whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"ifiwereanybetter,i'dbetwins!"hewasanaturalmotivator.

ifanemployeewashavingabadday,michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayiwentuptomichaelandaskedhim,"idon'tgetit.youcan'tbepositiveallthetime.howdoyoudoit?"michaelreplied,eachmorningiwakeupandsaytomyself'mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.'ichoosetobeinagoodmood.eachtimesomethingbadhappens,icanchoosetobeavictimorchoosetolearnfromit.ichoosetolearnfromit.everytimesomeoneestomeplainingicanchoosetoaepttheirplainingoricanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.ichoosethepositivesideoflife."

"yeah,right.itisn'tthateasy."iprotested.

"yesitis,"michaelsaid."lifeisallaboutchoices.whenyoucutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.thebottomlineis:it'syourchoicehowyoulivelife."ireflectedonwhatmichaelsaid.

soonthereafter,ileftthebigenterprisethatihadworkedinforyearstostartmyownbusiness.welosttouch,butioftenthoughabouthimwhenimadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.severalyearslater,iheardmichaelwasinvolvedinaseriousaident,fallingoff60feetfromamunicationstower.afterl8hoursofsurgery,andweeksofintensivecare,michaelwasreleasedfromthehospitalwithrodsplacedinhisback.isawmichaelaboutsixmonthsaftertheaident.wheniaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"ifiwereanybetter,i'dbetwins.wannaseemyscars?"ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgohroughhismindastheaidenttookplace.

"thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthewellbeingofmysoon-to-borndaughter,"michaelreplied."then,asilayontheground,rememberedihadtwochoices:icouldchoosetoliveoricouldchoosetodie.ichosetolive.""weren'tyouscared?didyouloseconsciousness?"iasked.michaelcontinued,"...theparamedicsweregreat.theykepttellingmeiwasgoingtobefine.butwhentheywheeledmeintotheoperationroomandisawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,igotreallyscared.intheireyes,lread'he'sadeadman.'iknewineededtotakeaction.""whatdidyoudo?"iasked."well,therewasabigburlynurseshoutingquestionsatme"saidmichael."sheaskedmeifiwasallergictoanything.'yes,'isaid.thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.itookadeepbreathandyelled",'gravity'"overtheirlaughter,itoldthem,'i'mchoosingtolive.operateonmeasifiamalive,notdead'."

michaellived,thankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.i1eamedfromhimthateverydaywehaveachoicetolivefully.attitudeiseverything.