There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two 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.
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.
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.
This leaves only one day - TODAY - Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities – YESTERDAY and TOMORROW that we break down.
It is not the experience of TODAY that drives us mad - it is remorse or bitterness for something which happened YESTERDAY and the dread of what TOMORROW may bring.
Let us, therefore, live but one day at a time.
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Easy Does it..Keep It Simple..Let Go and Let God..
On the first day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of > >your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a > >life span of twenty years." > > > > > > > >The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll > >give you back the other ten." So God agreed. > > > >On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do > >monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." > > > >The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think > >so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God > >agreed. > > > >On the third day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field > >with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give > >milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years." > > > >The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty > >years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty." And God > >agreed again. > > > >On the forth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and > >enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years." > > > >Man said, "What? Only twenty years! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and > >the forty the cow gave back and the ten the monkey gave back and the ten > >the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?" > > > >"Okay," said God, "You've got a deal." > > > >So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy > >ourselves; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our > >family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the > >grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and > >bark at everyone. > >
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Easy Does it..Keep It Simple..Let Go and Let God..
Self-centeredness destroys the very self it purports to nurture. When our vision of an experience stops at the tips of our noses, we fail to notice the colorful passing panorama that promises the enlightenment for which we've been created. It's only through our interested involvement with others that we'll discover what we need to know. Perpetual introspection deprives us of the worldly information that nourishes each searching soul.
We lead muddled, directionless lives when we fail to listen to the clues for finding happiness being uttered by those we choose to ignore.
Just as we must water and thin our raspberries if they're to multiply, so must we cultivate the seeds of friendship if we're to know happiness. And attuning ourselves to the sounds of another's heart offers us a clearer perspective on our own.
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Easy Does it..Keep It Simple..Let Go and Let God..
Funny...I was thinking about selfcenteredness today...there's a running joke in my group of women about being a Llama( from the Emperor's New Groove...he goes through the movie saying "Hello...let's focus on ME I am a llama...this is all about MEMEME). Any way, when we start whining about something we say we are llamas.
Today I need to be of maximum service to God and my fellows.
AMEN!!! and i was SO guilty of both.....ruminating/cursing my past.......dreamin of the future....leaving today TOTALLY ignored..............this program is helping me SOO much take care of my todays so if i DO have tomorow, it is gonna be better..............thanks/ rosie
