Greetings
First thing
every morning I stumble out to my patio with my cup of tea and admire these
lovely morning glories. I watch the bees crawl down inside them to get some
nectar. It's a great way to start the day - with beauty.
Moment-by-moment we have a choice in our life. Where are we going to
focus our energy? Are we going to entertain Fear or Faith?
Entertaining fear causes us to act in less-than-ideal ways. With all that is
transpiring in our world today, it's easy to slip into the energy of
fear.
For most of
my life I've been ruled by fear. I'm made too many choices based on fear -
choices I've regretted. I kept myself "small" with those fear-based decisions.
I'm grateful I've learned to make the journey from fear to faith. It's similar
to the journey from "head" to "heart".
Making
decisions based on love and faith have proven to be better choices for
me.
How do you
start each day? What attitude will prevail in your life today? We don't have the
ability to control everything in our life, but we do have the ability to change
our attitude.
"We who
lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts
comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few
in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a
man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms- to choose one's attitude in
any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. -Victor
Frankl
My brother,
Marvin, died in his early 60's from colon cancer. When it was clear that nothing
could be done to save him, he embraced his death and died gracefully. He was a
great role model for me when I was growing up. and his attitude toward his death
was the final gift he gave me. I'm grateful.
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