One Minute Devotion from Guidepost

It's All About the Attitude...Right?

I was sitting in a crowded New York restaurant, waiting for my friends to arrive.  I was early for once, and as I scanned the crowd, I saw the hostess approaching with two people who had decidedly grumpy expressions.  She seated them at the table right next to me.  There was some squirming and napkin unfurling and water glasses were put beside them.

But something was wrong.  "We're not going to be happy at this table," the woman announced, not revealing why.  She summoned the waitress and announced they had to move to a different table.  The couple wriggled out and off, and the hostess approached again, leading an elderly woman with a cane and a smile, accompanied by a gray-haired man who nodded and smiled as they squeezed in.  "What a nice table!" they exclaimed.

We started to chat.  It turned out that the woman was in her 90's, her husband even older.  They'd been at the museum and regaled me with observations about the exhibit they'd seen.  As they laughed and chattered, I saw the younger couple giving the waitress a hard time.

It made me think of all the times I, too, come into a situation thinking "I'm not going to like this."  I'm switching to "This will be great!  It will be an adventure."  It's a simple lesson, but one I never get tired of.  It's all in your attitude, isn't it?