When we deal with today only, seemingly impossible projects become manageable. Conflicts that would have consumed all of our attention can be addressed for a reasonable amount of time if we recognize that they may not have to be resolved completely and at once. And "just for today," we can make small changes in our actions and attitudes, explore new possibilities and take a few tiny risks, all of which can help us to move forward in a positive direction.
You can begin by trying to adopt one or two of the suggestions below. It doesn't, matter which ones we choose; they can all help us put this one day to use and learn that managing a single day can be the beginning of a new and better life:
- 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 that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
- Just for today I will be happy. This echoes in the philosophically profound words of Abraham Lincoln: "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
- Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires.
- Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision. There is more to life than increasing its speed.
- Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.
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