Know
what you want to do, hold the thought firmly,
and do every day what should be done, and every
sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.
--
Elbert Hubbard
Every good
story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The
beginning is like our morning, full of newness and
promise and hope.
This
morning was our introduction to a new day, to new
people, and to new experiences. The middle of the
story is how our day progressed.
It's the
actions and events, the dialogue and the locales,
and the conflicts of the day.
The middle may
have been dull and boring, or it could have raced
along.
The ending of
the story is our evening.
Tonight we may
have found resolutions to the conflicts of the day
or logical endings to some of the promises and hopes
of the morning.
The story's
conclusion is decided by how we want to end our day.
Why not end today's story with hope, gratitude, and
peace -- a happy ending!
I
observe myself and so I come to know others.
--
Lao-tzu
If we could
view a film of ourselves at the end of the day, we
would see ourselves as others see us.
We would
notice our facial expressions and tone of voice and
body language. We would be able to see our actions
and reactions.
We could study
ourselves closely and learn so much more. How
wonderful it would be if we could take an equally
close view of those around US!
Think of how
much we could learn about those close to us if only
we paid attention to their facial expressions, their
tone of voice, and their body language.
We would get
to know them and understand them so much sooner if
we only paid attention to them the way we sometimes
pay attention to ourselves. If we observe ourselves,
we will be able to understand the same actions and
reactions in others.
The mirror we
place before ourselves is but a reflection of those
around us.
There are
always two voices sounding in our ears -- the
voice of
fear and the voice of confidence. One is the
clamor
of the senses,
the other is the whispering of the higher self.
-- Charles B. Newcomb
Sometimes we may wish
others could hear the station our heads are tuned
to.
When someone says, You look
nice, our station says,
They're only saying that to get a ride to town.
When someone says,
You're fun to be with, our station broadcasts, If
they only knew what a bummer you really are.
The host of our
station is Fear; his assistants are Doubt and
Insecurity. The trio is always on our airwaves,
ready to shoot down any good vibrations we receive.
If we start to believe we
are good people, then we'll put them out of
business.
We can let a new
voice onto the airways -- Trust. When we hear, You
look nice, Trust can say, You've been trying to
improve your appearance and someone noticed!
If we learn to listen to
Trust, we will hear affirmations and motivating
statements. With Trust we will always hear the
Truth.
