How to Have a Good Day
1. Determine to have a good day.
Make up your mind that you are going to make the best of this day, no matter what! A firm decision to live positively is half the battle.
2. Start your day with a prayer.
Before you get out of bed, pause to thank God for your life and ask for guidance through the day.
3. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Isn't it funny how we can become so uptight about non-essential issues? My friend, Eunice Walker, calls these petty frustrations "bugs on the windshield of life." Refuse to let minor annoyances get the best of you.
4. Look for the postcards from Heaven.
Every day God sends postcards that say, "I love you." He hides them like Easter eggs - and you have to look in order to find them. Each day is packed full of blessings for you to enjoy.
5. Release your resentments and regrets.
Some people are hostage to the past. Regrets and resentments (the Siamese twins of misery) bind us up so we cannot enjoy the present. Yesterday is history. You can't go back and change it - but you can do something about today. Make the most of your moments - and do not allow baggage from your past to steal your joy.
6. Invest your life in service to others.
One of the best ways to be happy and fulfilled in life is to be a blessing to others. Look for ways to help other people, and you will be rewarded with great joy. I've never yet met a generous grouch.
7. Always tell the truth.
Honesty brings freedom to the soul.
8. Nurture your most important relationships.
Be sure to cherish your marriage partner, your family, your friends. Don't get so caught up in the hectic pace of making a living that you forget to have a life. The human heart is richer when it is full of love.
Make up your mind that you are going to make the best of this day, no matter what! A firm decision to live positively is half the battle.
2. Start your day with a prayer.
Before you get out of bed, pause to thank God for your life and ask for guidance through the day.
3. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Isn't it funny how we can become so uptight about non-essential issues? My friend, Eunice Walker, calls these petty frustrations "bugs on the windshield of life." Refuse to let minor annoyances get the best of you.
4. Look for the postcards from Heaven.
Every day God sends postcards that say, "I love you." He hides them like Easter eggs - and you have to look in order to find them. Each day is packed full of blessings for you to enjoy.
5. Release your resentments and regrets.
Some people are hostage to the past. Regrets and resentments (the Siamese twins of misery) bind us up so we cannot enjoy the present. Yesterday is history. You can't go back and change it - but you can do something about today. Make the most of your moments - and do not allow baggage from your past to steal your joy.
6. Invest your life in service to others.
One of the best ways to be happy and fulfilled in life is to be a blessing to others. Look for ways to help other people, and you will be rewarded with great joy. I've never yet met a generous grouch.
7. Always tell the truth.
Honesty brings freedom to the soul.
8. Nurture your most important relationships.
Be sure to cherish your marriage partner, your family, your friends. Don't get so caught up in the hectic pace of making a living that you forget to have a life. The human heart is richer when it is full of love.
My husband is contantly reminding our two kids that they have achoice about how they view their day. He reminds them that through out life, things can and will happen that can ruin our day and well . . . our lives if we let them. These things that happen don't have to have that much power in our life. We can choose to put things into perspective and move on. Choose to have a good day. Choost to give the day to God. Choose to look for the good amongst the thorns. Choose to forgive. Choose to love others. And, at the end of the day, we can choose to thank God for another good day.
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