The Start

If Chris was to read this he would be very mad at me for saying the start to the end because that is a negative way of looking at it. And in truth it is not that at all. Tomorrow I will compete in the first local of the Miss New York year, Miss Thousand Islands. I leave today for Clayton, NY for rehearsal. Along the way I will have my finally phone interview and get focused on what I need to do.

I have done everything I can do to prepare and I am a better person for it. Now it is about giving it all I have and knowing I have done my best. This is the most important thing, sounds corny I know.

Sure everyone wants to win, but in the end you need to know that your best is good enough and that self growth is the most important. Even if it isn't pretty. Here is one of my favorite quotes from Charles R. Swindoll:

“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, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, 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 everyday 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”