Though I do often fail, I am NOT a failure, and God (who is infinitely more wise and loving than I can possibly imagine) has me right where He wants me. So, given the fact that I am finite, human, and very easily distracted, I have decided to employ a new mantra to help encourage me in a positive direction.
My first use of this tactic was around my boy drama issues. I very quickly run away with feelings and fancies about a guy I'm interested in even when he's not pursuing me, so my mantra is:
Don't go there until he goes thereAnother phrase would be something like:
God is still God even without the tears and tinglesAnd of course I LOVE the Serenity Prayer
May God grant me the serenitySo, what shall it be? It could be something cheesy like...
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference
The past is lost, the future starts nowOr
Don't worry about the time that's lost,Thoughts? Suggestions?
just work diligently NOW
3 comments:
"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. Now is the key."
"Forever is composed of nows."
-- Emily Dickinson
"Remember then: there is only one time that is important--Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power."
-- Leo Tolstoy
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment - Buddha
Expectation is the root of all heartache - Shakespeare
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. - Benjamin Mays
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking - Robert Schuller
The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness - Eckhart Tolle
Where you stumble, there your treasure lies - Goethe
Storms make oaks take roots - Unknown (Proverb?)
Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of - Benjamin Franklin
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