Sunday, November 20, 2011

Keeping busy


Doldrums don't stay around my place long. No sooner than I begin feeling let down and put upon, misunderstood and unloved, I think of all my blessings! And without even meaning too, I've forgotten what it was that was invading my thoughts in a few short minutes.

I've made a discovery about the blahs, this state of mind comes about only when we are thinking so much about ourselves we cannot think of others who may need something from us, it's called selfishness. It latches onto all of us from time to time.

The cure? Get beyond your own self importance and know that's its a fable. Leave those self-defeating thoughts where they belong in the trash can. If they haven't made you rich by now, they probably won't. If you're afraid of getting caught being the plain, ordinary, run of the mill person that you are, but the one you admire the most, think this way: You're most important in the eyes of the creator and He loves you as you are. Had He wanted you the way you think you ought to be, He would have created you that way. Be yourself and cut through all the heavy pretensions you've been carrying around.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Always be thankful and give God the credit


Being thankful doesn't have to wait until Thanksgiving. It starts the first thing in the morning. You're thankful you're alive, that you don't feel worse than you do, that you have food for breakfast, that yo have something useful to do and on and on the morning thankfulness goes. But you don't thank yourself but you thank your creator for having created you in the very special way He did.

The next thing you do is to believe what you say. In fact it would be perfectly meaningless to say thank
to the face that glares back at you from the mirror as you brush your teeth each morning.One reason is sometimes, and more often than not, that look isn't much to be thankful for. Be thankful that God sees something far more beautiful and if you listen carefully when you're least expecting it, He'll tell you.

Just forget about yourself and do the best job you can do each day. And thank God for the privilege. And give them the credit. Let him do with it what needs to be done. Life is that simple! Of course it isn't easy, but it's quite simple when we don't complicate it.