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Just
for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle
my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours
that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I will 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 adjust myself to what is,and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my“luck” as it comes. Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort,thought and concentration. Just for today I will 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 be agreeable. I will look as well as I can,dress becomingly,talk low,act courteously,criticize not one bit,and try not to improve or regulate anybody but myself. 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. Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour,sometime,I will try to get a better perspective of my life. 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. |