catching up with moments...

March 2...

It is the journey we should concern ourselves with—not the destination.

Everyone is in a hurry to get to where they are going. There is rush hour traffic, twenty-four hour cleaning, fast food lines, bad nerves and indigestion. God did not mean for us to always be in the fast lane of life having head on collisions and getting speeding tickets. If He had, He would not have made such beautiful things for us to see, taste, smell and feel. Ultimately, where we are going is up to God. The getting there is up to us. We can make it as pleasurable or miserable as we choose.

Moment by moment, I will slow down and enjoy Gods simple gifts along life’s way.

March 3...

There is comfort in the familiar; change is most always met with fear and resistance.

As human beings, we can become very complacent in our living. Even in despairing situations, it may take an act of God or congress to initiate a change, even a change that is clearly for the better. It is an astonishing fact, but nonetheless true that the only way most women who are being abused by their spouse will leave the relationship, is in an ambulance or a coroner’s truck; however, to die a slow death of sheer existence in a way of life that is just not working, can be just as useless and tragic. One day we will wake up and our life will seem to be over, with nothing to show for it except misery and pain.

Moment by moment, I will walk with God, look fear in the eye, and except change where it is needed.

March 4...

Reacting with emotions before thinking is immature. It is also learned behavior.

How many times have we verbally cut those we love to the heart without thinking? Words can never really be taken back once they are spoken, and many times they leave tragic emotional scars. When we call our loved ones names or continually put them down, does that not make us murderers of self-esteem? Are we not killing them with our words? Everyone has the right to exist and be loved as a child of the Almighty God. It is true that eventually it becomes each ones responsibility to take back ones birthright as one of God’s children, but would it not be wonderful to never feel as if you lost it in the first place?

Moment by moment, I will learn to think responsibly before reacting selfishly, controlled by my emotions.

March 5...

When we take something away from ourselves that may or may not be good for us, we must always replace it with something else.

If you have ever went on a diet, tried to quit smoking, or simply tried to improve your vocabulary, then you must know how hard success is unless you consciously supply yourself with other options. Maybe instead of eating that candy bar, you take a walk; instead of a cigarette, you eat the candy bar; and instead of crap, you say crow. However we do it, we must find a satisfactory substitute for whatever we are trying to delete from our lives. OLD HABITS DO DIE HARD!

Moment by moment, I will choose something positive in my life to replace something negative.

tlcoriginals...