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Today's
Meditation:
I have plans for tomorrow, and I think I know what
I'll be doing. From what I know about life, though,
those plans may change-- something may happen that will
make all my plans come undone. It used to be that I
would worry about that, especially if my plans were really
positive. I would spend quite a bit of time feeling
tense and nervous in fear that my plans would be
spoiled. And sometimes my plans actually didn't come
through as I wanted them to, but I can never recall a time when
that actually spelled disaster for me or for anyone
else. Things always worked out.
Because of such experiences, I realize that there's no
need to worry about tomorrow, today. At this moment,
there's work to do, or there are people to talk to, or
there's food to eat, or there's someone to keep company,
or there's a walk to take, or there's an e-mail to write
or something fun to do or somebody who needs help with
something. Today calls me to do today's tasks, not
to spend time being concerned with tomorrow.
"Good and happy." These are two words that
complement each other very well, and if we can focus on
accomplishing these two things on a day-to-day basis, then
we can start to build a good and happy life. We can
start to live our lives during this new day, striving to
be both good and happy, and then tomorrow we can start all
over again with a brand-new today.
We like to think we know something about tomorrow, simply
because we've made some plans. But the truth is that
tomorrow may hold its own plans for us, so let's not lose
focus on this day in our lives, for this is the only day--
of all the days in the history and future of the world--
in which we can act. So let's do so, and
let's let our actions be good, and let's cherish the
happiness that comes of leading good lives on a beautiful
planet that's filled with wonderful people.
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