Posts by Pat:
Should you be worried?
There are two days in every week that we should not worry (and Saturday is not necesarily one of them!)-days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back YESTERDAY. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. YESTERDAY is gone.
One of my favorite inspirational writers, Og Mandino, shares the commitment we should make in two of his books (The Greatest Salesman in the World and The Greatest Secret in the world):
“I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?”
The other day we should not worry about is TOMORROW with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. TOMORROW is also beyond our immediate control. Why should we throw now after maybe?
TOMORROW’s sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise! Until it does, we have no stake in TOMORROW for it is as yet unborn.
That leaves only one day: TODAY. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those overwhelming days YESTERDAY & TOMORROW that we break down. It is not the experience of TODAY that drives us mad, it is remorse or bitterness for something happened YESTERDAY or the dread of what TOMORROW may bring.
Let’s choose to live just one day at a time and choose to make it the best day possible.
To paraphrase the biblical quote from Matthew which says “Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof” lets say “Sufficient for the day is the joy thereof.”
Square pegs and round holes…
“Square peg in a round hole” describes someone who doesn’t fit into a specified niche. Have you tried to fit into an uncomfortable slot? Has someone tried to make you fit into their perception of who you should be? Was this man a square peg? This is an “Einstein idea” I found interesting to contemplate! […]
What is a ninety percent person
If we expect perfection, it’s a guarantee for failure. Why? Because we’re human and humans make mistakes and sometimes fail even with the best of intentions. And the goal should not be perfection, but rather to wake up tomorrow and do better than today. Our goal for 2024 can be to be better than 2023. […]
Attitude Adjustment?
I’m remembering a post that I did 6 years ago and it seems really appropriate these days! There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. “Well,” she said, ” I think I’ll braid my hair today.” So she did […]
Should we persist or persevere?
Most of us use persistence and perseverance interchangeably and, although they are very similar in a lot of ways, there are a few suble differences that can have massive effects on the outcome of our situation. Perhaps you have a job you hate or are in a relationship that just isn’t working out. You put […]
Reasons or excuses?
Like me, I’ll bet you have a story for just about everything! Why you can’t lose weight, why you can’t keep a budget, what you can’t learn a new language, why you can’t learn to dance… Like me, you probably know that the story you tell yourself is really just your reason or your excuse […]
We’re mothers to our own experience!
Food for Thought I find this story enlightening: two brothers with alcoholic parents were interviewed and asked to what did they attribute their station in life. The first man was an alcoholic, living on the streets, who answered “What do you expect with parents like mine?” The second was a successful business man, active in […]
Time for some spring cleaning?
While we’re cleaning out closets and garages, we can think about this: spring house cleaning, while worth the effort, will only last for a season. But personal, inner, spring cleaning can have a long-lasting influence. So we don’t just want to dust behind those books on the bookshelves. Let’s give ourselves the gift of taking […]
Need to be grounded?
“I can’t. I’m grounded!” Does that message ring a bell with any of the rest of you? When I was growing up, getting grounded meant that I wasn’t allowed to do the things that I valued most at the time. These days, I often feel called to ground myself when I feel like I need […]
A choice in the race?
Like it or not, the race is on. It doesn’t matter whether the person belongs to “our” party or not. If we thought the mud was slinging before today, just wait. It’s only going to get worse. Why? Because that’s the nature of politics in America, particularly for a presidential race. But this post isn’t […]