Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my 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 up their minds to be.
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my luck as it comes, and fit myself to 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, and concentration.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and 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 well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not one bit. I won’t find fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.
I will save myself 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 my life.
Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.
– Anonymous.
Great words to live by every day. I should print it and carry it with me because I get lost in the grind of life and forget about that nice stuff most days.
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That is quite a list! And the "just for today" makes it feel less weighty. Found you through God Incidences at Jennifer's place. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI like it. I might put those words somewhere I see them when I wake up.
ReplyDeleteI'm well acquainted with the pests of hurry and indecision. And I'm ready to get rid of them, just for today, and just for tomorrow, and also for the day after that. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this. Just for today is a good motto. Yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow may never come. Today is all we really have. Thank you for sharing this.
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Charlotte