09 May, 2005

I Can't Control It All...But I Can Control This One Thing

The other day I was looking around online for a poem of sorts that my 10th grade Anatomy and Physiology teacher, Mrs. Tudor, read to us one morning in that class. Who could have known that a random semi-cheesy poem would stick with me all these years and be just the thing I am still inspired by 4 years later. As I have been witness to many who are overwhelmed with the thought of making life decisions, heavy responsibilities, and the weight of life in general, I am reminded that we only have to live, to perform, one day at a time.

Such a relief.

And the cooler part is, is that we all get complete control over how we choose to respond in situations, how we can choose to prepare for things (or not), and how we can let other people affect us. So here's to knowing that we can choose our attitude, choose to be influential, and choose to let God's light shine through us.
May you be your best, just for today...

Just For Today

Just for today I will try to live through this day only & not tackle my whole life’s problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be.”

Just for today I will adjust myself to what is & not try to adjust everything else to my desires. I will take my “luck” as it comes & fit myself into it.

Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study; I will learn something useful; I will not be a mental loafer; I will read something that requires effort, thought & concentration.

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn & not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count; I will do at least two things I don’t want to do—just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as good as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with anything & not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save my self from two pests: hurry and indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective on life.
Just for today I will be unafraid. I will enjoy that which is beautiful & will believe that as I give to the world, so the world gives to me.

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