positive thinking, quote 1

"YOU ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE"

"when faced with the inevitable,
you always have a choice.... as
i learned during my liberal arts
education, any symbol can have,
in the imaginative context,
TWO VERSIONS, a POSITIVE and a
NEGATIVE. if you spill your milk,
you're left with a glass which is
either half empty or half full....
you may not be able to alter reality,
but you can alter your ATTITUDE
towards it, & this, paradoxically,
alters reality.
try it and see."

-- margaret atwood
the university of toronto commencement, 1983
c/o aceoralde@yahoo.com, 2007 june 06