ATTITUDE-- a Ron Bird Favorite

"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, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, 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 every day 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% how I react to it. And so it is with you .... we are in charge of our Attitudes."

Charles Swindoll

Things to Remember from and by Ron Bird

1. DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

2. WHAT NOW?

3. WHEN YOU HAVE MS, YOU FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH IT, AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE THE SENIOR PARTNER.

4. MS COLORS YOUR LIFE, YOU CHOSE THE COLOR!!!

5. IT'S NOT THAT THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL. INSTEAD, THE QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T THE GLASS THE RIGHT SIZE TO HOLD THE AMOUNT OF WATER IT'S GOT?
LEARN TO SIZE YOUR EXPECTATIONS APPROPRIATELY AND THINGS WILL BE BETTER.

How Common Are Neurological Conditions?

Migraine: 121 in 1,000 people
Epilepsy: 7.1 in 1,000 people
Alzheimer's disease: 67 in 1,000 people 65 or older
Parkinson's disease: 9.5 in 1,000 people 65 or older
Autism spectrum disorders: 5.8 in 1,000 children
Cerebral palsy: 2.4 in 1,000 children
Stroke: 10 per 1,000 people
Traumatic brain injury: No prevalence estimates available
MS: 0.9 in 1,000 people
Spinal cord injury: No prevalence estimates available
ALSALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease): 0.04 in 1,000 people
Tourette's syndrome: No prevalence estimates