"The strongest principle of growth lies in that of human choice" - George Eliot
What an awesome thing. We have a CHOICE in how our day will go. I was once a victim of circumstance. I thought that only some people were meant to live "good lives", and I was not one of them. Through a series of "takin' lumps" (what I refer to as taking the bumps, bruises and the pain of life from thinking and behaving the WRONG way) I have learned the hard way that I DO HAVE A CHOICE, and so do you. Today will go about as good as you want it to go. You can be as happy as you wish to be today, or any day, if you DECIDE TO BE HAPPY.
Happiness and contentment ARE choices, and ones that need to be made each and every day. Happiness is truly and inside job: happiness does not come from having money, possessions, a good job, being popular or from ANY external force. Happiness comes from within. Happiness is about wanting what you already have, being grateful for the little things, and living in the moment. As the Bible and any 12-step program tells us, life exists IN THE PRESENT. LIFE IS HAPPENING NOW. You cannot be happy tomorrow when it is still TODAY. You cannot be happy when___________ or when___________. In other words, do not put conditions on being happy. Putting conditions on happiness is like a dog chasing its tail...it never quite gets there, and drives itself crazy trying!
Take an inventory of where you are RIGHT NOW, and think about what you have to be grateful for: your health, no matter how good or bad it might be, you are ALIVE if you are reading this, which translates to you having a CHOICE in how you spend your day. A choice in the thoughts that you think. A choice in what kinds of things you will do. You have a choice to either sit on the sidelines of life or get into the game. We are all here on loan...none of us know when our time will come. We can't be certain how long we have on this earth. It is up to us to make the most our of every single moment, following God's will, and just do our very best.
This is one of my all time favorite passages from the Bible:
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." ~ Luke 11: 9-10
Choose your attitude today. Ask the One who created you for help. Roll up your sleeves, sharpen you axes, and get into the business of creating the kind of life you want!
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