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Lifeisaboutchoices幸福可以选择迈克尔是个天生的乐天派，他总是能保持良好的情绪，总是能说出很多积极的话来。他也让我懂得了一个道理，那就是人生中的每一天我们都可以选择充实地生活，态度决定一切。Michaelisthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Heisalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshassomethingpositivetosay.Whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"IfIwereanybetter,I'dbetwins!"Hewasanaturalmotivator.Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.Seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayIwentuptoMichaelandaskedhim,"Idon'tgetit.Youcan'tbepositiveallthetime.Howdoyoudoit?"Michaelreplied,eachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself'Mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.'Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,Icanchoosetobeavictimorchoosetolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.EverytimesomeonecomestomecomplainingIcanchoosetoaccepttheircomplainingorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.Ichoosethepositivesideoflife.""Yeah,right.Itisn'tthateasy."Iprotested."Yesitis,"Michaelsaid."Lifeisallaboutchoices.Whenyoucutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.Youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.Youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.Youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.Thebottomlineis:It'syourchoicehowyoulivelife."IreflectedonwhatMichaelsaid.Soonthereafter,IleftthebigenterprisethatIhadworkedinforyearstostartmyownbusiness.Welosttouch,butIoftenthoughabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.Severalyearslater,IheardMichaelwasinvolvedinaseriousaccident,fallingoff60feetfromacommunicationstower.Afterl8hoursofsurgery,andweeksofintensivecare,Michaelwasreleasedfromthehospitalwithrodsplacedinhisback.IsawMichaelaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.WhenIaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"IfIwereanybetter,I'dbetwins.Wannaseemyscars?"Ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindastheaccidenttookplace."Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthewellbeingofmysoon-to-borndaughter,"Michaelreplied."Then,asIlayontheground,rememberedIhadtwochoices:IcouldchoosetoliveorIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive.""Weren'tyousca