Have you ever woke up with a bad attitude for no reason, with nothing going right, everything going wrong and your world spinning backwards? The old folks had a saying that for a day like this – saying that you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. This poem suggests that sometimes a simple attitude adjustment can turn your world around.

Attitude Adjustment

When I woke up this morning

The world was not spinning my way

The clouds were hanging down low

Turning my blue skies dark gray

The birds outside my window

Were singing a sad, sad song

Nothing seemed to be just right

But all seemed to be going wrong

So I stopped and asked myself

What could be causing such a mood

Then I saw the whole problem

Was caused by my own attitude

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes

And decided to start again

Right away things looked better

The world seemed to reverse its spin

I believe we have power

To often have a good day

With an attitude adjustment

Before we go forth on our way

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