Today I’m going to share a story with you, a story about choice.

The story is about Jerry, the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply: “If I were any better, I would be twins!”

The Story

He was a restaurant manager, a unique one. He had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason for this was his attitude. He was a born motivator.

When an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there teaching him how to look on the bright side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied,

“Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”

“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I protested.

“Yes it is,” Jerry said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business

From now on, Sunday will be the Readers Day.

What does this mean? It means that you, the reader, will have the opportunity to create content for this site and make your voice heard.

Today’s theme is about friendship.

A friend is a person that someone likes or knows. People who are friends talk to each other and spend time together. They also help each other when they are in trouble. Friends are people that can be looked up to and trusted. A friend is one who admires a person’s skill and helps or encourages them to make the right choices.

What is most important to you in a friend? Honesty, kindness, having a sense of humor, loyalty?… Or maybe there are other qualities that you consider important? Name them and motivate your choice.