Jul 8

Written by: Chris Taylor on 7/8/2008 9:39 PM

I was reminded the other day of a conversation I had with a friend in Vancouver. She overheard me saying "I'm not a morning person" in response to someone telling me about a morning show they'd just watched. Without evening blinking she responded with "That's pretty much the fastest way to rule out a third of your life."

I absolutely love it. How often do we go through life ruling things out and removing all opportunity with an offhand remark. She taught me a valuable lesson in the power of words. She actually taught me a solution for my "anti-morning attitude too". Now, every time I feel tired in the pre-noon hours, instead of complaining, I say (outloud), "I'm not as awake as I'd like to be." And it always makes me laugh. My co-workers think it's pretty funny too.

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