Chose Joy
One of the stories in a series regarding the way engineers view life illustrates a great lesson. Rather than look at a glass as half full, or as half empty, we can see it as being twice as large as it needs to be. In other words, the contents are sufficient for our needs.
We can take joy in what we have. So what if someone has more, or better, or whatever. Are they happier? Or do they live in fear of loosing it? Have they made their lives and the lives of others miserable trying to get what they have ... and then even more?
And let us not carry the baggage of the past with us as we travel through life. It gets heavier and more cumbersome as we go taking the Joy out of living.
Don't block joy with a grudge. What happened, - happened. Leave it in the past. Approach every situation and person as an opportunity for a new and joyful beginning.
Enter each day looking for God's love and finding it in his creation. Approach each person with the genuine expiation of a pleasant experience. For, if you meet someone with animosity or distrust in you heart, it can not be hidden. They will know it and it will be reflected back to you thereby perpetuating a problem.
When we dwell on the negative, we suppress our spirits. When we look at our lives with gratitude to God we lift our spirits. No matter what happens it is our reaction that has the greater effect than the happening itself. So ...
Chose Joy ...
Don Plefka
01/04/03
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