.Unpublished Heart

May I never consider myself equal with God
but make me nothing
may I take the very nature of a servant
as I humble myself
may I become obedient to Your command.

"A Good Day" -- Brother David Steindl-Rast

You think this is just another day in your life?

It's not just another day. It's the one day that is given to you today.

It's given to you. It's a gift. It's the only gift that you have right now, and the only appropriate response is gratefulness.

If you do nothing else but to cultivate that response to the great gift this unique day is, if you learn to respond as if it were the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well.

Begin by opening your eyes and be surprised that you have eyes you can open. That incredible array of colors that is constantly offered to us for pure enjoyment.

Look at the sky. We so rarely look at the sky. We so rarely note how different it is from moment to moment with clouds coming and going. We just think of the weather. And even of the weather, we don't think of all the many nuances of weather. We just think of good weather and bad weather. This day right now has unique weather, maybe a kind that will never exactly in that form come again. The formation of clouds in the sky will never be the same that it's right now.

Open your eyes. Look at that.

Look at the faces of people whom you meet. Each one has an incredible story behind their face, a story that you could never fully fathom, not only their own story, but the story of their ancestors. We all go back so far. And in this present moment, on this day, all the people you meet, all that life from generations and from so many places all over the world, flows together and meets you here like a life-giving water if you only open your heart and drink.

Open your heart to the incredible gifts that civilization gives to us. You flip a switch, and there is electric light. You turn a faucet, and there is warm water and cold water and drinkable water. It's a gift that millions and millions in the world will never experience.

So, these are just a few of an enormous number of gifts to which you can open your heart. And so I wish you that you would open your heart to all these blessings and let them flow through you, that everyone whom you will meet on this day will be blessed by you, just by your eyes, by your smile, by your touch, just by your presence.

Let the gratefulness overflow into blessing all around you. And then it will really be a good day.

Today while I was washing my hands in the restroom (is that too much information?), I was thinking about people whom I am close to in life. These were my thoughts. I think you'll find them humorous :)

"I sure do attract a lot of introspective people to myself. But I like introspective people. They think. They're not the kind of people that would say 'just kidding' if something slipped, because nothing slips - everything they say is deliberate and thought out. I like that a lot. I like that quality in a friend. Hmm, I wonder if I'm an introspective person. Oh, wait, I guess I just proved that theory...me and my pensive self."

that's all ;)

Tell me about your thoughts the next time you're washing your hands!

My new Sector 9 board came in yesterday. It rained all day today, but I hope it will be nice enough to take her out tomorrow. Love it?!

"Fall Down" by Jennifer Knapp

judge me not ye saints :)

from Autostraddle

10. Dysentery

It looks like you probably won’t get dysentery today, unless you’re on the Oregon Trail, like Nicole:



9. Cholera

We’ve learned that this is still fairly common in under-developed countries, but you’re not in an under-developed country; you’re on a computer or maybe your new HTC Evo or iPad.

8. Atomic bomb
An atomic bomb is a big deal, and having one dropped on your country would more or less define your existence, but it’s unlikely to happen today.

7. Being thrown from your horse and buggy

Unless you’re Amish, but if you were Amish, you wouldn’t be reading this.

6. Scurvy

I guess this could still happen to you, but it probably won’t. Carly suggests drinking orange juice to prevent scurvy.

5. Drowning on the Titanic



Definitely not going to happen. This should be on a new list titled, “Top Ten Terrible Things That Definitely Won’t Happen to You Today.” That list would be superior to this list, in the same way that the Chi brand hair straightener is superior to all other hair straighteners. But also more expensive.

4. Being punched by a waitress for no reason

Unless you’re Lindsay Lohan.



3. Amnesia

This may only happen in made-for-TV movies and in soap operas, but even if it does happen in real life, I don’t think it’s going to happen to you. And the likelihood of it happening today is even slimmer.

2. Dinosaur attack

This one goes on the other list with the Titanic.



1. Meteor

Don’t rule it out completely, but also don’t become obsessively worried about it. If someone asks what you think probably won’t happen today, you should answer, “meteor.”


http://www.autostraddle.com/top-ten-terrible-things-that-probably-wont-happen-to-you-today-50478/

My past is the past. I will learn from it, but I will not dwell in it. There is nothing I can change but the present. So, I choose to live in the present today, right now. I look forward to the future, but I do not worry on it. It holds possibilities not realities. The now is where I lie.