A friend sent me this wonderful passage and I thought it was so appropriate both on the holiday season we are all celebrating, whatever our religion.
It is also the birthday of my wonderful father, Paul who is in heaven for the last 11 years. I think of him daily.
Today is a choice
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Today is a choice. Choose to make it beautiful and productive.
Today is filled with challenges, opportunities, frustrations, possibilities and much more. Choose to make good and meaningful use of it all.
No matter what you have chosen or failed to choose in the past, today you can choose to live at your highest, most fulfilling level. No matter what today brings, you can respond with love, kindness, joy, gratitude and genuine enthusiasm for making a positive difference.
In all of time, today is the one day with which you can now work. Today you can choose to express the miracle of existence in a way that is uniquely yours.
Today, you can choose to lift up and strengthen the values and visions that truly mean the most to you. Today you can choose to rise above the petty negativity and to focus on bringing new beauty and richness to life.
Today is a choice, and you are in a position to make it the smartest, most loving, authentic and meaningful choice you've ever made. Today is your choice, so choose to make it the best one yet.
This is a beautiful post, Andrea.
Your Dad, Paul was a great man, and I know he and Molly are watching down on you and so proud of all of your accomplishments.
When I think of all the people you have helped over the years (including me), by putting a positive spin on life…there must be many many zeros in the total!
Andrea — thanks for sharing this thoughtful post with us. It gave me a lot to think about.
Love this essay and it is so true. We all have choices everyday…and it really is so easy to make a positive and beautiful choice rather than a negative one. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see you!