The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. --Anzia Yezierska
Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully.
Time marches on, and our destiny marches with it. There is purpose in how our lives unfold, the ups and downs serve our growth. We must neither resent the doldrums nor savor too long the elation. Giving too much attention to either state interferes with our awareness of the present. And the present has come to teach us.
We must move with time. We must focus our attention on the moment and accept whatever feelings each experience elicits. Emotional maturity is accepting our feelings and letting them go and facing instead the next moment with fresh receptivity. Our lessons are many, and they accompany the lows as well as the highs. We can be grateful for both.
The program has taught us freedom from lingering lows. It has given us the tools to move confidently forward, trusting that all is well. Nothing lasts forever, and within each struggle is the opportunity for real growth.
The highs will pass away, just as will the lows. They visit us purposefully. I will give them their freedom and find mine as well.
Phil said
Apr 13, 2005
"Yesterday is gone and you can do nothing about it -- tomorrow never comes, so you are responsible for only this moment -- now. All your sins of the past are cast as far from you as the east is from the west to be remembered no more.
"Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow a promissory note, today is legal tender but only this moment is negotiable."
ellen said
Apr 13, 2005
Phil, good morning...got a late start today...nice share. You have a blessed day and thanks.
To everyone been great getting to know everyone better especally the new members of the board God bless you all.
Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully.
Time marches on, and our destiny marches with it. There is purpose in how our lives unfold, the ups and downs serve our growth. We must neither resent the doldrums nor savor too long the elation. Giving too much attention to either state interferes with our awareness of the present. And the present has come to teach us.
We must move with time. We must focus our attention on the moment and accept whatever feelings each experience elicits. Emotional maturity is accepting our feelings and letting them go and facing instead the next moment with fresh receptivity. Our lessons are many, and they accompany the lows as well as the highs. We can be grateful for both.
The program has taught us freedom from lingering lows. It has given us the tools to move confidently forward, trusting that all is well. Nothing lasts forever, and within each struggle is the opportunity for real growth.
The highs will pass away, just as will the lows. They visit us purposefully. I will give them their freedom and find mine as well.
"Yesterday is gone and you can do nothing about it -- tomorrow never comes, so you are responsible for only this moment -- now. All your sins of the past are cast as far from you as the east is from the west to be remembered no more.
"Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow a promissory note, today is legal tender but only this moment is negotiable."
Phil, good morning...got a late start today...nice share. You have a blessed day and thanks.
To everyone been great getting to know everyone better especally the new members of the board God bless you all.