“These things I have
spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I
have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
How do you approach your day…I mean, really, each day? Each
and every day? Is it with regret?
Exhaustion? Frustration? Are things already not going your way, even before
they get going at all? Why? Since when did life become a one sided hill, all
upward struggle, with no hope for a downhill coast with a cool breeze at your
back? When did you forget that life is so very short and surely not meant to me
spent immersed in sadness, anxiety or worry?
What would happen if, instead, you adopted a sweet
disposition (like that old song by Temper Trap in the 80's, for those of you
old enough to remember)? How would the day change if you greeted it with
expectancy? Or hope? Or with a gritty determination not to let your
circumstances dictate your happiness, or even more importantly, your faith? Can
you even imagine the difference that would/could
make in your life...or in your blood pressure...or with your weight and your
sleep patterns?
How many lives could you affect – profoundly – if you
carried a smile on your face all day
today? If you simply said: “Today I will laugh at it all, and I will make
others laugh, and when they laugh I bet that will make me laugh all the more,
and life won’t be this heavy wool coat anymore, but instead it will be a blanket of feathers, that
will turn into wings…that will help me to soar.” Sound too flowery? Good. It’s
supposed to.
In this part of New Hampshire, words are everywhere. People love quotes, poetry, books, independent publishers. Cafes have quotes all over their walls and in my city, the owner of an ancient tire place downtown puts up a new quote at the street every single day for thousands of people to read as they pass by. I think if he didn't do it one day, our city would worry that something had happened to him. This was the quote from the day I also read this new post of yours!
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Your town sounds like a nice place to live Hilaree :) I will confess up front that when I wrote this post I was very much having a conversation with myself (or maybe it was an argument... Lol). But this comment of yours shows that there's people all around us, all the time, everyday, trying to have conversations with us...in their own way. We just need to listen (or be on the lookout to read) their words. As always, thanks for sharing.
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