t t s A Matter of Choice Always s A Matter of Choice Always

Jerry Is the manager of Jerry Is the manager of

a restaurant. He Is a restaurant. He Is
aIways In a good mood aIways In a good mood
hen someone wouId ask hIm hen someone wouId ask hIm
how he was doIng, he wouId how he was doIng, he wouId
aIways repIy, aIways repIy,
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f were any better, wouId be f were any better, wouId be
twIns! twIns!
any of the waIters at hIs any of the waIters at hIs
restaurant quIt theIr jobs when restaurant quIt theIr jobs when
he changed jobs, so they couId he changed jobs, so they couId
foIIow hIm around from foIIow hIm around from
restaurant to restaurant restaurant to restaurant
hy hy
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ecause Jerry was a ecause Jerry was a
naturaI naturaI motIvator. motIvator.
f an empIoyee was havIng a bad f an empIoyee was havIng a bad
day, Jerry was aIways there, day, Jerry was aIways there,
teIIIng the empIoyee how to Iook teIIIng the empIoyee how to Iook
on the posItIve sIde of the on the posItIve sIde of the
sItuatIon. sItuatIon.
$eeIng thIs styIe reaIIy made me $eeIng thIs styIe reaIIy made me
curIous, so one day went up to curIous, so one day went up to
Jerry and asked hIm Jerry and asked hIm
don't get It! No one can be a don't get It! No one can be a
posItIve person aII of the tIme. posItIve person aII of the tIme.
How do you do It! How do you do It!
Jerry repIIed, ach Jerry repIIed, ach
mornIng wake up and say mornIng wake up and say
to myseIf, have two to myseIf, have two
choIces today. can choose choIces today. can choose
to be In a good mood or to be In a good mood or
can choose to be In a bad can choose to be In a bad
mood. mood.
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aIways choose to be In a good aIways choose to be In a good
mood. mood.
ach tIme somethIng bad ach tIme somethIng bad
happens, can choose to be happens, can choose to be
vIctIm or can choose to Iearn vIctIm or can choose to Iearn
from It. aIways choose to from It. aIways choose to
Iearn from It. Iearn from It.
very tIme someone comes to very tIme someone comes to
me compIaInIng, can choose me compIaInIng, can choose
to accept theIr compIaInIng or to accept theIr compIaInIng or
can poInt out the posItIve can poInt out the posItIve
sIde of IIfe. sIde of IIfe.
aIways choose the posItIve aIways choose the posItIve
sIde of IIfe. sIde of IIfe.
ut It's not aIways that ut It's not aIways that
easy," protested. easy," protested.
es It Is, Jerry saId.
Ife Is aII about choIces. hen Ife Is aII about choIces. hen
you cut away aII the junk you cut away aII the junk
every sItuatIon Is a choIce. every sItuatIon Is a choIce.
W W ou choose how you react to ou choose how you react to
sItuatIons. sItuatIons.
W W ou choose how peopIe wIII ou choose how peopIe wIII
affect your mood. affect your mood.
W W ou choose to be In a good ou choose to be In a good
mood or bad mood. mood or bad mood.
W W t's your choIce how you IIve t's your choIce how you IIve
your IIfe. your IIfe.
$everaI years Iater $everaI years Iater
heard that Jerry heard that Jerry
accIdentaIIy dId somethIng accIdentaIIy dId somethIng
you are never supposed to you are never supposed to
do In the restaurant busIness. do In the restaurant busIness.
. He Ieft the back door of . He Ieft the back door of
hIs restaurant open hIs restaurant open
And then !!! And then !!!
n the mornIng, he was n the mornIng, he was
robbed by three armed men. robbed by three armed men.
They anted $ *# $$$... They anted $ *# $$$...
hIIe Jerry tryIng to open hIIe Jerry tryIng to open
the safe box, hIs hand, the safe box, hIs hand,
shakIng from nervousness, shakIng from nervousness,
sIIpped off the combInatIon. sIIpped off the combInatIon.
The robbers panIcked and The robbers panIcked and
shot hIm. shot hIm.
uckIIy, Jerry was found quIckIy uckIIy, Jerry was found quIckIy
and rushed to the hospItaI. and rushed to the hospItaI.
After 18 hours of After 18 hours of
surgery and weeks of surgery and weeks of
IntensIve care, IntensIve care,
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Jerry was reIeased from Jerry was reIeased from
the hospItaI wIth the hospItaI wIth
fragments of the buIIets fragments of the buIIets
stIII In hIs body. stIII In hIs body.. .
saw Jerry about sIx saw Jerry about sIx
months after the accIdent. months after the accIdent.
hen asked hIm how he hen asked hIm how he
was,he repIIed, was,he repIIed,
f were any better, 'd be f were any better, 'd be
twIns. ant to see my twIns. ant to see my
scars! scars!
decIIned to see hIs decIIned to see hIs
wounds, but dId ask hIm wounds, but dId ask hIm
what had gone through hIs what had gone through hIs
mInd as the robbery took mInd as the robbery took
pIace. pIace.
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The fIrst thIng that went The fIrst thIng that went
through my mInd was that through my mInd was that
shouId have Iocked the shouId have Iocked the
back door, Jerry repIIed. back door, Jerry repIIed.
Then, after they shot me, as Then, after they shot me, as
Iay on the fIoor, Iay on the fIoor,
remembered that had two remembered that had two
choIces: couId choose to IIve choIces: couId choose to IIve
or couId choose to dIe. or couId choose to dIe.
chose to IIve. chose to IIve.
eren't you scared" eren't you scared"
asked! asked!
Jerry contInued, The Jerry contInued, The
paramedIcs were great. paramedIcs were great.
They kept teIIIng me was They kept teIIIng me was
goIng to be fIne. goIng to be fIne.
ut when they wheeIed me ut when they wheeIed me
Into the mergency Poom Into the mergency Poom
and saw the expressIon on and saw the expressIon on
the faces of the doctors and the faces of the doctors and
nurses, got reaIIy scared. nurses, got reaIIy scared.
n theIr eyes, read 'He's a dead n theIr eyes, read 'He's a dead
man.' man.'
knew needed to take actIon. knew needed to take actIon.
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hat dId you do! asked. hat dId you do! asked.
eII, there was a bIg nurse eII, there was a bIg nurse
shoutIng questIons at me, shoutIng questIons at me,
saId Jerry. $he asked If saId Jerry. $he asked If
was aIIergIc to anythIng." was aIIergIc to anythIng."
'es,' repIIed. 'es,' repIIed.
The doctors and nurses The doctors and nurses
stopped workIng as they stopped workIng as they
waIted for my repIy. waIted for my repIy.
took a deep breath and took a deep breath and
yeIIed, 'uIIets!' yeIIed, 'uIIets!'
ver theIr Iaughter, toId ver theIr Iaughter, toId
them, them, ' ' am choosIng to am choosIng to
IIve. IIve.
PIease operate on me as PIease operate on me as
If am aIIve, not dead'. If am aIIve, not dead'.
Jerry IIved thanks to Jerry IIved thanks to
the skIII of hIs doctors, the skIII of hIs doctors,
but aIso because of hIs but aIso because of hIs
amazIng attItude. amazIng attItude.
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Iearned from hIm that Iearned from hIm that
very day you have the very day you have the
choIce to eIther enjoy choIce to eIther enjoy
your IIfe or to hate It. your IIfe or to hate It.
The onIy thIng that Is The onIy thIng that Is
truIy yours truIy yours -- -- that no one that no one
can controI or take from can controI or take from
you you- -
s your AttItude, s your AttItude,
$o If you can take $o If you can take
care of that, care of that,
everythIng eIse In everythIng eIse In
IIfe becomes much IIfe becomes much
easIer. easIer.
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Have a Creat 0ay. Have a Creat 0ay.