Attitude: Staying postive regardless of the circumstance

I am currently doing an internship at a physical therapy and sports medicine practice. My first day was a great experience, as I was mostly observing and taking notes. What really struck me that day was a woman, whom we will call Donna, who has progressive Multiple Sclerosis(MS). I was given a little background on Donna: 1. She has been a patient there for four years getting exercise and stretching to fight her MS. 2. She has already exceeded her life expectancy because of her resilient actions. A lot can be attributed to her great attitude. She went through various exercises and stretches (most of her exercises are done with a stability( swiss, yoga) ball to help her with balance as she does things such as overhead dumbbell extensions). She ALWAYS was smiling despite her obvious pain and frail body. She NEVER complained.--Now take that in.
Another woman was in there too, but she was...a much different situation. First of all, she was only dealing with rehab for a mild shoulder injury. We were focusing on getting back her range of motion(flexibility) and strength. This woman complained the whole time-and was bitter! "Why do I have to do this?" etc, etc.--never smiled once.
While she was being a disgruntled patient, to put it nicely, Donna was going through every single exercise with no complaints. Interesting right? One case we have a woman who is in a situation where, if she does her exercises, she gets full use of her arm again. Wheras on the other hand, we have a woman that has no chance at recovery, but shes doing everything she can to keep her body in good enough shape to allow her to continue to live.
Always bring a postive attitude with you--wherever you go, whatever happens to you--have one! Its free, it doesn't weigh anything, and not only will it show incredible character, but it will also improve life for YOU.
This can also be an example of control. Donna cannot control what happens to her, but she can- and is, for that matter- controlling what goes on inside her, which is a positive attitude. The other woman did not exemplify good control. She wanted an external solution for her shoulder. We can't lift those weights for her. It has to be her decision-her action-to help her shoulder recover.