The key difference between a poor attitude and a positive attitude

Roadside wildflowers on Going To The Sun Road

 

(photo: Stopped along the roadside to say hello to these gracious gifts from Mother Nature)

The key difference between a poor attitude and a positive attitude has nothing to do with happiness.

Being happy is not the cornerstone of a positive attitude.

Being grateful is.

While being happy all the time may seem impossible, being constantly grateful is anything but.

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Then again, it’s not often

Lake McDonald from Apgar picnic area

 

(photo: one of the final photos from Glacier National Park… July 25, 2014… 4pm)

It’s not often we get to reflect back on the past 48 hours of our life. Not because it’s difficult, mostly because we silently tell ourselves there wasn’t much worth recounting.

Same old, same old.

Then again, there are times when those 48 hours offer something remarkable – if only we pause and reflect.

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Ever been too tired or too busy to fulfill solemn promises?

Yellow lily type flower at Logan Pass

 

(photo: Logan Pass at the Continental Divide… looking up and looking down… non-stop)

Ever been too tired or too busy to fulfill solemn promises?

Has Midlife Celebration ever been too busy or too tired to write?

Been close on a time or two in the past 1,900+- days.

Right now, in Kalispel Montana is as close as it’s ever gotten.

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We are unintentionally distancing ourselves from these things

Great day yesterday in Glacier National Park. Extraordinarily rare wifi available. Writing this from Swiftcurrent Inn’s lobby.

(Photos will be posted once we get back to civilization)

Insight: as a society we have distanced ourselves from silence, stillness, boredom and natural beauty.

 

Swiftcurrent Motor Inn in Glacier National Park

 

(photo: First morning in Glacier National Park July 24, 2014)

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