My reflection for today:

“ One day at a time – we have that ability, through cherishing each moment and rejoicing in each dream. We can experience each day anew, and with this fresh start, we have what it takes to make all our dreams come true. Each day is new, and living one day at a time enables us to truly enjoy life and live it to the fullest.” Regina Hill

“Take each day one at a time, and you’ll be amazed at how your difficulties manage to become easier.” Colin McCarty

My reflection today:

“ Forgiveness is letting go of the pain and accepting what has happened because it will not change.
Forgiveness is dismissing the blame. Choices were made that caused the hurt; we each could have chosen differently, but we didn’t.
Forgiveness is looking at the pain, learning the lessons it has produced, and understanding what we have learned.
Forgiveness is knowing that love is the answer to our questions and that we all are in someway connected.
Forgiveness is starting over with the knowledge that we have gained.
It is saying: “I forgive you, and I forgive myself, I hope you can do the same.” Judith Mammay

My reflection today:

“ It’s easy to look on the bright side of things when all is going well… when the smiles outweigh the frowns and the sunshine is streaming in the window.
But the happiest people are the ones who can say -when all is going wrong, when the clouds get in the way – that a little unhappiness must balance the joys and that a bit of sadness has its place in the world, too.
For these special people know of the balance of nature’s ways. They know that nothing grows where the sun always shines and that gray skies and rain can be an unknown regrettable sign of the day.
For these fortunate people, their favorite season is always the one they are in, and they continue to look on the bright side, knowing that the sunshine might leave for a while, but that it will never be gone for long. Jamie Delere

 

My reflection today:

“ She smiled at a sorrowful stranger. The smile seemed to make him feel better. He remembered the past kindness of a friend and wrote him a thank you letter. The friend was so pleased with the thank you that he left a large tip after lunch. The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip, bet the whole thing on a hunch. The next day she picked up her winnings and gave part to a man on the street. The man on the street was grateful; for two days he had nothing to eat. After he finished his dinner, he left for his small, dingy room. He didn’t know at that moment that he might be facing his doom. On the way he picked up a shivering puppy and took him home to get warm. The puppy was very grateful to be in out of the storm. That night the house caught on fire. The puppy barked the alarm. He barked till he woke the whole household and saved everybody from harm. One of the boys that he rescued grew up to be president all this because of a simple smile.”
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My reflection today:

“Gratitude is one of the nicest feelings a heart can have. It’s a feeling that comes along for a very special reason – and it’s a lovely thought that never goes away once it enters in. It joins together with precious memories and grateful hopes. Gratitude lives on, not for just a moment or a day, but through all the seasons that lie ahead.”
Marin McKay