Tuesday, April 24, 2012

OUR RESPONSES TO THE DAY DEFINES IT




Everyday comes to us with a story of its own. That's what mom would always say. The day has enough to provide us with surprises, love, anger, fear, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and other things contained in the emotional spectrum of life and living. God was right when he said that the day is sufficient in its own. It's packed with its required share (as Divinely orchestrated -- you gotta believe that) or allotment of joys, sorrows, problems, or challenges.... sufficient to engage our minds, hearts, and bodies. It's made so that we get the right measure or burden to carry on our frail human shoulders. No less, no more. Just right for the right amount of learning we are expected to gain.

Now we are to rethink our own responses to that. What are we going to do with it? Yup those things are not put there while we simply coast casually down life's journey day by day. We should or must take our day by day seriously, attend to what's on our plate whatever it may be in big or small measure which was laid out for us (again by Someone up there) when we get up mornings. We must learn what is there to learn ('twas guaranteed that we would never run out of lessons)... cry when we should (there's always a soft side inside somewhere)... even be mad at things that deserve righteous anger (oh yes, there is such a thing)... love and care when such is the order of the day (just care for something - someone)... be silly and funny when the opportunity presents itself (make that a mainstay on the day's menu)... and other situations more that fill up a day.

Be true to ourselves... that's the whole point of each day's story. It gives us all the tools for a story... we decide how we honestly want it to unfold and how it's going to end. We define our day by how we respond to it.
 
Someone once said that 'Yesterday's gone... tomorrow's still a dream.' ..... That being the case then all that we have is today --- live it! Make God smile everyday.

Blessings to you and your loved ones!

6 comments:

  1. I am learning a lot from your blog.. Thanks again for sharing such lovely and wise thoughts..

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    1. Delighted to see you again, Lohith. Thank you for your lovely comment. Oh but we do learn from one another in many diverse ways as life is wont to have us learn. For instance, you have explained what a 'creative theorist' is in your blog. I found it quite interesting.

      Have a good day and week. Blessings!

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  2. Ahhhh... as your post always make me smile :))

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    1. And your visit does that to me... smile for the pleasure of seeing you again, Chakoli. Blessings!

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  3. Ellen,

    So true. I always say Past has gone and Future is yet to come, so live Present the way you feel is right.

    Take care

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    1. Yes indeed. Now what's left to do is learn how to do just that. :-) Pleasure to see you, Jack. Blessings for a good day!

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