From the rising of the midwinter sun to its setting, scatter the darkness with the light of Your love, O Shining One.

Make me short on mean thoughts, long on offering words of comfort.
Make me short on being driven, long on paying attention.
Make me short on focussing only on my own, long on looking beyond.
Make me short on obsessive lists, long on spontaneous acts of kindness.

Make me short on mindless activity, long on time to reflect.
Make me short on tradition as habit, long on re-discovery and re-owning.
Make me short on rushing and tiring, long on walking and wondering.
Make me short on false festive jollity, long on stilling and rooted joy.

Make me short on guilt, long on being merciful to myself.
Make me short on being overwhelmed, long on peaceableness as I set forth this day.

By Tess Ward

Today may there be peace within,

May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be,

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others,

May you use the gifts that you have received
And pass on the love that has been given to you,

May you be content with yourself
Knowing you are a child of God,

Let this knowledge settle into your bones,

And allow your soul the freedom to dance, sing, praise and love

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux OCD, born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897)

I was shown this in 30 September 2022 and was reminded of it today:

George Bernard Shaw said: "This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."

The same day, someone texted me with: "I AM PERPETUALLY WITH YOU, taking care of you. That is the most important fact of your existence. I am not limited by time or space; My Presence with you is a forever-promise. You need not fear the future, for I am already there. When you make that quantum leap into eternity, you will find Me awaiting you in heaven. Your future is in My hands; I release it to you day by day, moment by moment. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow.

I want you to live this day abundantly, seeing all there is to see, doing all there is to do. Don't be distracted by future concerns. Leave them to Me! Each day of life is a glorious gift, but so few people know how to live within the confines of today. Much of their energy for abundant living spills over the timeline into tomorrow's worries or past regrets. Their remaining energy is sufficient only for limping through the day, not for living it to the full. I am training you to keep your focus on My Presence in the present. This is how to receive abundant Life, which flows freely from My throne of grace."

MATTHEW 6:34; JOHN 10:10; JAMES 4:13 - 15

Amen!

“As you wander through life, whatever your goal, keep your eye upon the donut, not upon the hole.”

Friend of Joyce Meyer

What this says to me is that too many people focus on what’s not there and what’s not right.

"Choose the non-emotional response to any given situation and see how much easier your life becomes."

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“It may have been observed that there is no regular path for getting out of love as there is for getting in.” Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd

It’s never an easy one either way!

I asked life, “Why are you so difficult?“.

Life smiled and answered “People don’t appreciate easy things”.

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Promise me you will always remember you are braver than you believe, you are stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.

- Winnie the Pooh