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Today's
Meditation:
If
you want to take the challenge, then you have one or more
difficult decisions ahead of you today. If we accept
the premise that today is the first day of the rest of our
lives, then we also must keep in mind that we will make
decisions today that will affect the rest of our
lives. The question is this: will all such
decisions be reactions to things that happen to us and
around us, or will we take the initiative and make a
decision or two that will put our lives on a particular
path that we wish to be on?
Perhaps
today is the day to start that novel by writing the first
few paragraphs. Perhaps today is the day to call the
friend or relative with whom we've had a falling out, and
it's time to mend fences. Maybe this is the day to
start reading the book we've always wanted to read, or to
get started on the project we've been dying to work on, or
to commit ourselves to volunteer somewhere in town where
we can make a bit of a difference in the lives of other
people or even of abused or neglected animals.
Sometimes
we put off such decisions because we hardly feel strong
enough to continue with our lives as they are-- so why
would we add more into the mix? But our strength is
amazing, if we allow it to be-- we can accomplish pretty
much anything we wish as long as we're willing to put
ourselves out there and take some risks and push the
envelope a bit. There's more than enough energy in
this world for us to have as much as we need, and the more
we stretch the limits of our own strength, the stronger we
become in any field or practice.
So
which first step will you take today? What decision
will you make that will get you started in something new
and different? What kinds of things might you do to
push your self and your life in new and exciting
directions? All it takes is a decision, and then the
action of following through on that decision. You
are a strong person, and perhaps it's time you prove that
to yourself.
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