You know those moments where your plate is so full that if someone put one more thing on it, you would throw it across the room it would tip over?  Well, for me, I had one last week.  I texted Lindsay something to the tune of "I am tuning out before I loose my mind.  I can't blog, facebook, email, or do anything Earth Monkey related.  My kids, my husband and my house need me.  I am fried"  And after she pulled out some more of her own hair (without telling me of course) she graciously and lovingly "gave me the week off".  I'm sure that none of you noticed I was MIA or even missed me for that matter, but like it or not, I am back!  So now that Lindsay is completely fried from caring the burden of single handedly entertaining millions, she came up with a great idea.  So here it is...

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes.  Charles R. Swindoll