Attitude

About to run his dog at the sheepdog trials, I saw Peter in the corner of the yards. I asked "How you going today?"."Yeah, doing pretty good. Better conditions than last year when it was a bog and they were putting down sawdust on the mud so the sheep could move" Peter replied. "Not sure if that is the right term - not better, just different. Two years ago during the drought no one said a word when we had mud, it's all to do with your attitude isn't it." That day at the dog trials I was schooled. It's all about your attitude. Being better than last year was a judgement. It wasn't better, it was different. Only years back, Peter was diagnosed with cancer. It's been a tough ride, but here he was jumping fences in the yards with his faithful dog, rounding up sheep and competing with the best. He approached his diagnosis with the same attitude. It's not better. It's just different. It all depends on your attitude. Judgement, comparison and envy heavily influence and impact our attitude... oh, and he won the trial. GB
Photo credit Janko Ferlič - thank you.