YOUR DAY

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

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YOUR DAY

The Sculptor's Attitude

I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do
before the clock strikes midnight.
I have responsibilities to fulfill today.
I am important.
My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or...
I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or...
I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my
purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.

Today I can grumble about my health or ...
I can rejoice that I am alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me
when I was growing up or ...I can feel grateful
that they allowed me to be born.

Today I can cry because roses have thorns or ...
I can celebrate that thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends or ...
I can excitedly embark upon a quest
to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work or ...
I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.

Today I can complain because I have to go to school or ...
eagerly open my mind and fill it
with rich new tidbits of knowledge.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework
or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided
shelter for my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped.
And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me.
I get to choose what kind of day I will have!
Author Unknown

Just for Today

Decide to be happy today,

to live with what is yours

your family,

your business,

your job,

your luck.

If you can't have what you like,

maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today,

be kind,

cheerful,

agreeable,

responsive

caring,

and understanding.

Be your best,

dress your best,

talk softly,

and look for

the bright side of things.

Praise people for what they do and

do not criticize them

for what they cannot do.

If someone does something stupid,

forgive and forget.

After all,

it's just for one day.

Who knows,

it might turn out to be

a nice day.
Author Unknown

May the faith that gives us hope,
May the love that shows the way,
May the peace that cheers the heart
Be yours this day.
Author Unknown

Anyone can carry his burden,
however hard, until nightfall.
Anyone can do his work,
however hard, for one day.
Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly,
purely till the sun goes down.
And this is all that life really means.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Think of Those Who Love You

If someone should hurt you
and say a thing unkind,
Remember what I write to you,
and keep these thoughts in mind.

For everyone that makes you cry,
there are three to make you smile,
And a smile will last a long, long time,
but a tear just a little while.

Don't let someone who hates the world
cause you to hate it too,
Behind the clouds is a golden sun,
and a sky that's full of blue.

If someone said a thing that's cruel,
don't let it get to you,
Your achievements are greatly numbered,
and your faults are very few.

If someone should hurt you
And should act a certain way,
Just think of those who love you.
And, DON'T LET IT RUIN YOUR DAY !
Author Unknown

Today

Today is mine.

It is unique.

Nobody in the world has one exactly like it.

It holds the sum of all my past experiences and all my future potentials.

I can fill it with joyous moments or ruin it with fruitless worry.

If painful recollections of the past come into my mind,

or frightening thoughts of the future,

I can put them away.

They cannot spoil today for me.

You Better Slow Down

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.
Do you run through each day on the fly,
When you ask "How are you?", do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die,
'cause you never had time to call and say "hi"?

You better slow down,
don't dance so fast, time is short,
the music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
it's like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life is not a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before the song is over.
Author Unknown

Thanks to the many sources and the teachers for this knowledge
and wisdom that is helping us on our journey.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.