One Bad Apple...............

And I don't mean a broken Iphone, Ipod, or Ipad. It has long been said that one bad apple can spoil the bunch. So here's my question. Do you let one bad apple spoil your minute, hour, day , or week? Can one word turn you into a red ball of rage, or a fountain of tears. Can one bad action make your attitude turn on a dime? Can a careless happening, something totally random and out of your control take over and suddenly what was a normal day, become a disaster? Now, I'm certainly NOT talking about a major happening....a horrible diagnosis, a car accident, the loss of a loved one. I'm merely speaking of something that is of very little consequence, but in a split second it has taken charge and you are not the person you were five minutes before. Jealous has appeared. Envy has wrapped itself around you. Feelings have been hurt. Your attention is fixated on the negative. You have in fact let that bad apple turn your fruit salad rancid. I think if this happens that one of two things exists. Either you are for whatever reason vulnerable at that moment. OR, you, my friend, need to get yourself in line and figure out that you and only you are responsible for your joy. We are all vulnerable from time to time. Stress, illness, finances, job issues, whatever, can knock our feet out from under us. But if this is a way of life, a big old tear apart and put back together is in order. Tear down your house of straw and build back that house with bricks of thankfulness, with shingles of gratefulness and with doors and windows of glass so you can survey your world and realize just how darn blessed you are. Recognize bad apples for what they are. And when you do, put them down the disposal of life. You will not only benefit yourself, but those whom you love the most.