I was recently reminded of this quote when a friend posted it on social media.  I first heard this saying many years ago.  I love words and am a firm believer in surrounding myself with positive statements and visual images.  As a middle school principal, when I heard this quote, I thought it would be a superb choice to use ending the morning announcements each day.  Day after day after reading announcements about club meetings and daily events, I paused and said, “Make it a great day or not…the choice is yours.” 

Silly me…I believed that all of my middle school students would make the right choice and choose to have a great day.  Yet day after day,