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I had two very different days recently.
The first one was really rough. My body hurt and ached. I
felt grouchy and irritable. My pets seemed to be constantly
underfoot. My kids were arguing a lot. Everyone I met on the
street looked sullen and unfriendly. The sunshine outside
even hurt my eyes. The day was so full of stress and worry
that I couldn’t even sleep that night.
The second day was wonderful. My body
felt energized and healthy. I was laughing and smiling the
whole day long. My pets were lovable and affectionate. My
children warmed my heart with their kind words and tender
hugs. Everyone I saw outside seemed to have a smile and a
happy wave to share. The sun peeking through the clouds made
my soul light up as well. The day’s problems were handled
easily with humor and joy and I slept like a baby that
night.
In truth, however, the only real
difference between those two days was me. It was me who made
the first day so rotten and it was me who made the second
day so glorious. It was me who just idled through the first
day grumbling about the world. And it was me who spent the
second day thanking God for my life, sharing my love with
everyone I could, and giving my joy to the world. I am glad
that God forgives me for all the day ones I have had in my
life. Thankfully, they are becoming fewer and fewer as time
goes on. I am so delighted too that God has given me so many
day twos to enjoy and share with others. I hope as well to
make every single day I have left in this world a day two
kind of day.
What kind of day do you want to live
today? What kind of day do you want to live for the rest of
your life? Each day here is a glorious gift from God. It is
up to us, however, to "rejoice and be glad in it." Don’t
just idle through your days then when you can really live
them. Don’t just exist in a day one when you can love,
laugh, sing, dance, pray, enjoy, and delight in a day two.
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