This post is not about real estate. It's about attitude! 

If I asked you if you know people who are always negative, someone would probably come to mind immediately. And if I asked you if you knew someone who always made you feel good about yourself, whenever you're around them, someone would probably come to mind (at least I hope so on this one).

Have you ever thought about what happens when you squeeze the juice from a piece of fruit? Depending on the fruit, you may squeeze out seeds; some large and some small, or you may squeeze out a very sour juice that requires a large dose of sugar to make it palatable. But when you squeeze the juice from a good fruit, you get a delicious, nutritious liquid that makes your mouth water, just thinking about it.

Now let's think about fruit from a different perspective.

• If you pick a fruit too soon, it has a bitter taste. That doesn't mean it's a bad fruit. It's just not fully matured. It needs to stay connected to the vine or tree for a while longer before it's edible. 
  
• Or perhaps what appears on the surface to be a good fruit, has actually become infested with worms or insects. It's unfortunate, but the proper care was not taken to protect it during growth.

Now how about these. Think of how a good harvest of grapes can be used to make the best wines. Or how olives are used to create olive oil. What is the common denominator in retrieving the juice from any fruit? They have to be squeezed, stomped or crushed. (Sound like life?) I once heard it said...."The true nature of a person is revealed under pressure".

I'm sorry to say, I'm not always full of only the good stuff. I certainly have my sour days. But I'm a person, not a fruit. I can always get reconnected to the "vine". ( John 15:5 NIV "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.")

And then there's the old adage "One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch". Most of us have seen what happens when bad fruit and good fruit are placed in the same basket. The bad fruit will slowly spoil the entire basket.

So what kind of fruit do you want to be? It's never too late to change! You can CHOOSE your attitude each day. Nobody can ruin your day without your permission.