Or - Do I
need to do or be less?
Sometimes
it the first, and at other times the second.
I’ve
felt somewhat dazed for some of this last week.
I have
done intense hours and hours of editing of my Durban Temple Construction
History.
It is finished at last and submitted for printing – 296 pages.
So, I’ve
slowed down a little to let all the parts of me catch up
with
each other and become integrated and balanced again.
Sometimes
the Physical races ahead, or the Intellectual,
Emotional
or Spiritual, or the Social.
Sometimes
one part of me lags behind… then the other parts slow down to integrate.
So,
sometimes it takes noticing, wisdom, time and patience to get “all together!”
I’m
thinking a lot about…
As I
grow older, what might I need to be prepared for?
What
will I do if I can’t drive anymore?
On my
early morning trip to the Temple day before yesterday I decided –
I don’t
want to drive to the Temple in the darkening early mornings.
It
requires what feels like too much concentration.
Daylight
driving needs another type of concentration –
but perhaps
this is the better choice for me, for now.
I’ll
figure out another session that will suit me for these darker early morning
months.
Perhaps
Glenn will be more able to join me at another session time too.
One Day
at a Time!
Thank
goodness we only have to actually live in day-tight compartments.
(And
hopefully, many of them include eating a meal of delicious watermelon!)
What
challenges you?
I love
you all!
May we
each grow as we want to –
in grace
and truth –
and all
other ways we are able to.
Mom /
Judy / Gran Judy etc.
I like
this… I became aware of it many years ago…
Just For Today
I will choose…
Just for today I
will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at
once. I can do something
for twelve hours. It would appal me if I
felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I
will try to be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that most folks are as happy as
they make up their minds to be.
Just for today I
will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to
my desires. I will take my luck as it
comes, and fit myself to it.
Just for today I
will try to take care of my mind. I
will strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something
useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires a little effort, thought and concentration.
Just for today I
will try exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if
anybody knows of it, it will not count.
I will do at least two things I don't want to do just for
exercise.
I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they
may be hurt, but today I will not show it.
Just for today I
will try to be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not one bit.
I won't find fault with anything, nor try to improve or
regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I
will try to have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have
it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.
Just for today I
will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, or bits of time that make up half an hour, I will try to get a better perspective of my
life.
I will think of GOD, myself, and of my neighbour. I shall relax and seek some more of the
truth.
Just for today I
will try to stop saying “If I had time…”
I will never ‘find time’. If I want it, I must make it.
Just for today I
will try to be unafraid. I will not be afraid to enjoy what is good and beautiful.
I will believe that as I give to the world, so the world
will give to me.
Just for today I
will try to accept myself and live to the best of my ability.
Just for today I
choose to believe I can live just this one day.
Alcoholics Anonymous
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot
change,
The Courage to change the things I can…
And the Wisdom to know the difference
Reinhold Niebuhr
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