I believe we always have an opportunity to make a bad day better and a good day great.
We can live consciously, and with purpose, doing the things that keep us positive and choosing how we let circumstances affect us. It's the conscious daily choices that improve our lives and the lives of others.
This link, "64 Ways To Turn An Ordinary Day into an Extraordinary One" is a very good start:
64 Ways to Turn an Ordinary Day into an Extraordinary One
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Wow, I don't know why but I missed reading at least 4 of your recent posts. Have you moved to Oklahoma? Do you miss Texas? Did you get to vote in your new state? I LOVED your post about all your dogs--I think it's great the way you refused to let the vet amputate Bo's leg. It took 3 years to heal completely, and you probably had to be a patient dog owner to let the healing happen. Today's post reminds us that we are making choices all the time and our choices determine what kind of a day/life we will have. Last spring I lost a dear half sister. She was wheelchair-bound the last 18 years of her life. When her daughter asked her how she could be so cheerful all the time, Evie replied, "I choose to be happy." She went on to say, "I could be angry or depressed about my illness, but what good what that do?"
ReplyDeleteEvie had it right. We have to choose to be happy and it serves no purpose to do anything else. It took me a long time to learn that lesson and I still fail sometimes but I do believe it is always better to look at the bright side. At this point we are still in Texas but are packing to move. My last day at work is November 30th and we close on the new house on Dec 14th. We will be moving in at the Oklahoma house at that time. I voted here in Texas but Gene didn't get to vote. He is already working in Oklahoma and he was there at the time and had not had a chance to register there.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that Evie had MS. She was diagnosed in her 20's, just before she got married. For years, she would have symptoms off ad on, and then, in her 40's, it became progressive. Still, she and her husband had three beautiful girls and then a boy. She loved those kids unconditionally---she was very much a live-and-let-live person where others were concerned, but she herself lived a life of valor and integrity. She was quiet and gentle and determined to live the best life she could.
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