#life

I think the biggest problem people face is their negative attitudes.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, for me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think they say or do. It is more important than appearance, talent or ability. It will make or break a business, a church, or a home.
The remarkable thing is that we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we adopt that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play with the only rope we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% of what happened to me and 90% of how I react.

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Some goals that I have already achieved while some are still in progress.

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1. Marriage - Marry a kind and compassionate woman.
2. Family - Create a family and be a good husband and father.
3. Social - give back to society. Worked with disabled adults
4. Education - Received a degree in Music and Electronic Engineering
5. Housing - Design and build a house. Built four and renovated two.
6. Religion - Participate in music ministry
7. Prayer - I pray daily and asked God to guide me. God answered my prayers in 2007 by giving my wife and I an opportunity to visit Guatemala and adopt a baby girl who needed a loving family and a healthy environment to live in.
8. Health - my oldest son suffered kidney failure in 2011 so I donated one of my kidneys
9. Music - I am in process of writing a book on music theory for my guitar students that will cover scales, arpeggios and intervals.
10. Poetry - have written over 200 poems and am working on publishing a book for my family and friends entitled: "Poetic Reflections."
11. Photography - am taking photographs to include in my book on poetry
12. Hobby - I play golf once each week with my daughter and whenever possible with my oldest son.

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I have completed some of my goals and will continue working on the remainder of my goals until my death. My final goal is:

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13. Death - to experience a glorious death

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"A Final Farewell" by Alex

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If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?

The first thing that I would do is pray, and thank my God for blessing me with a healthy and joyous life. The second thing I would do, is inform my family and closest friends, while asking them to celebrate my life, our friendship, and the good times that we were fortunate enough to share together. The third thing I would do, is take my trusted companion (princess) for a long walk along the beach; to meditate, while listening to the ocean waves crash and the birds sing our favorite melodies, as we watch the clouds roll bye and behold the good-bye sunset.

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Finally, I would request those who loved me, to read a few of my beloved poems during the funeral mass, while also asking my dear musician friends to perform three of my favorite songs; so that family, friends and my trusted companion, can bid me a final farewell.

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You’ve got a Friend - James Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkIou3WFnM

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I’ll Be Seeing You - Jimmy Durante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSzmuWImK7Q

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Amazing Grace - Wintley Phipps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuQbJst4Lk

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