Ghandi said:
“My life is my message.”
It made me think. We can read, talk, inspire, blog, complain, wish, all. day. long.
At the end of the day, though… at the end of your days… what will matter is how you’ve lived your life. What you’ve done. How you’ve lived.
Let your life be your message.
~K
For the next few days, I’m going to borrow some positivity from others… I’m under the weather and unable to do, but still feel like now, even more than ever, daily positivity should be acknowledged.
This. Is. Amazing.
Helen Keller said…
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
How true? Sometimes life limits what we are able to do and even sometimes limits our dreams or desires. It doesn’t mean that we can’t do something. Do something. Do it well. Do it to your best ability. Today.
~K
“A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” Robert Schuller
I liked this. It is applicable to so many situations, so many changes that may seem insurmountable today. Applying this quote, or thought to these changes takes some of the hugeness away from it and makes it easier to grasp.
So whatever goal you have today that may seem lofty or unattainable, get started on it. You’ve got to start somewhere… and think where you’ll be in a year from now… think where you’ll be if you make the change and then again if you don’t.
~K
Okay, so I’m actually writing this on the morning of the 26th, which technically means I screwed up… here’s the lesson: know when to say when.
Know when is enough for you. Because to continue to push on past that will not be helpful to anyone, least of all yourself.
I have the flu… or some variation of it, consisting of a 101 fever. I remembered, after 3 hours at Urgent Care and while shivering with hot tea and a raging fever that I hadn’t done the post for the day. And then I went to sleep. It was time to throw in the towel for the day. That’s okay. I’m better today for it.
Know when to say when.
Peace of Mind 365 took a backseat last night. BUT… I’ll be back up today for today’s post. And I promise it won’t be the upside of having the flu.
~K
As I sit to type today, I try to take the time to be grateful and to notice things of certain importance. I want to sit and ponder, to write and to notice.
What I find, instead, is my husband, who is attempting to work (yes, it’s 11:00pm) in the next room. I’m distracting him. I can tell (and have been told).
And so, while there may have been a time this would have irritated me, I think today I will learn from those mistakes and do differently.
On this eve of a Monday morning, when many will grumble back into workweeks, I will sign off short today and be grateful for simply employment. Because it’s not so simple. Times are tough and having employment is also now a privilege. Rather than grumble over the work, the time of day, the need for me to be silent …. I will stop and be thankful for this struggle we are without, even if it means that our family’s Sunday was disturbed from usual plans or my quiet evening writing time must be shortened.
If you are also so privileged, please take notice as your workweek starts. Change your perspective, consider the alternative, be aware and positive and see how that may change your week, or at least your morning.
~K
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” - Ghandi
Think of this, or at least I’m attempting to, as I try to better and more frequently remember and practice appreciation and positivity and try to more often make choices that squelch and reduce frustration and negativity.
Peace. Positivity.
It’s got to start somewhere. Let it start in your home.
~K
Take time today to notice smiles…
Smiles of your children, smiles of your neighbors… the smiles you share with others. Try it in the grocery, leaving the gas station, walking through town. Let the first thing your children see in the morning be your smile.
Just see what happens…
~K
