I choose the latter. If someone comes to me with a complaint, I can just accept it or I can point out the positive side. I choose the latter. That can t be easy, I said somewhat cynically. Yes it is, Mike retorted.
Life is all about choices.
When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. Your choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood. Not long after, I left the restaurant business to start my own management consulting practice.