This is what I will be working with for the year of 2016.
I keep a copy in my car and glance at it when I commence a journey.
I remind myself occasionally when I stop at a red robot.
“Purity is possible
through the grace of Christ as we deny ungodliness and choose to love God…” (Carol McConkie)
1/1 The past, your
past, is behind you. Think about your
past. Learn from it.
8/1 The future, your
future, is before you. Imagine you in
your future. Prepare for it.
15/1 The
present, your present, is here, right now.
Live it purposely and courageously!
22/1 Learn
to accept praise. Smile and say
“Thank you.” No need for any more than
those two words…
29/1 Recognise
the worthy and worthwhile about yourself and others. Seek for it.
5/2 Stop. Don’t ‘awfulize,’ ‘horribilize,’
‘catastrophise.’ Be increasingly realistically
optimistic.
12/2 There
is at least one saintly person in
your life. Name him/her/them. Enjoy their ‘love and light.’
19/2 There
is at least one person you know who builds others up. Identify them. Become like them.
26/2 Cherish
those who love you, are patient with you, and believe in you.
4/3 Grow. What new knowledge can you discover and
embrace today?
11/3 Always
follow an unsuccessful experience with a successful one as soon as
possible.
18/3 Do
something every day that you know you do well: clear a drawer, write, sing,
sweep.
25/3 Share
time and resources you can afford with someone who needs those.
1/4 Come… Behold…
Adore Him. Jesus is the light
which… shines… in… darkness.
8/4 Receive
graciously. Let others give time or
resources they can afford to you.
15/4 Believe
in something positive. Write it down. Display it where you can see it every day.
22/4 “There
is a God. I have an interest in
Him. He has an interest in me.”
29/4 Trust
those around you in ways they prove trustworthy.
6/5 Be generous.
Give of yourself providing it isn’t harmfully stressful for you to
do so.
13/5 Acknowledge
and celebrate the right of each person to be different from you.
20/5 Be
peaceful. Meditate. The only reality (for today) is now.
27/5 Fill
a glass half full and display it. Notice
ways in which your life is half or more full.
3/6 Move on. Don’t blame yourself or feel guilty for
making mistakes in complex situations.
10/6 Become
a person of action rather than reaction.
Succeed at least once each day.
17/6 Decide. What are some objectives important to
you? Make progress in them.
24/6 Be
more consistent. Resist being problem-creatingly
rigid. Resist being too flexible.
1/7 Take time for
wholesome myth, ritual, tradition and worship.
8/7 Take a walk around
the block, and in the woods or a park, or calendar when you will.
15/7 Make
time to relax every day. Take five
minutes in an hour or an hour in a day – or both!
22/7 Visit
a museum, historical site or gallery, or plan when you will.
29/7 Spend
some time with little children, or with tame or wild animals.
5/8 Read wise words
or a good book this week, or at least a part of one every day.
12/8 Listen
to, sing, or make some fine music every day.
19/8 Leave
some details to someone else, especially when you feel sick, sad, afraid or
busy.
26/8 Move
through your days thankfully. Relish
and cherish the gift of every, every day.
2/9 Move more. Exercise, walk or dance every day. (Rest more
if you are doing too much.)
9/9 Enjoy some sunshine every
day. Feel its warmth. Savour its brilliance and significance.
16/9 Live
in dignity with unfinished tasks and loose ends. Only a corpse is completely finished.
23/9 Leave
enough time between activities.
Allow for lead time and after-burn.
30/9 Allow
time in your schedule for the unexpected.
Have some plans for the surprises of life.
7/10 Schedule
fewer tasks each day. Schedule more activities
if you are doing too little.
14/10 Reasonably
expect yourself to finish most of your work without undue pressure.
21/10 Leave
early enough for appointments so you do not need to rush to get where you
are going.
28/10 Rise
earlier in the morning if you need to.
Go to bed earlier if you are a procrastinating night owl.
4/11 Practice
saying “No.” and “Yes” plainly. Leave out the ‘No but…’ or ‘Yes but…’
11/11 Fear
not. Be of good cheer.
18/11 If
something threatens to cut into your planned leisure time, say a firm, fair
and friendly “no.”
25/11 Know
YOUR values. Write down your top five. Memorise them.
2/12 Know
YOUR priorities. What are they each
day? Work to accomplish at least one.
9/12 Know
YOUR limits. What can you not
do? What will you not do? Live within your bounds.
16/12 Practice
slowing or quickening your pace of eating, walking and talking as you need
to.
23/12 Breathe
more slowly, deeply, gratefully and conscious of the gifts of Christ to
you..
30/12 Take
personal responsibility for how you live each unique and irreplaceable day
of your life.
