Make It A Great Day

[Rhonda]

Make It A Great Day



I woke up early today, excited over all
I get to do before the day ends.
I have responsibilities to fulfill today.
I am important.
My job is to choose what kind of day
I am going to have.



Today I can complain because
the weather is rainy...or
I can be thankful that the grass
is getting watered for free.


Today I can grumble
about my health...or
I can rejoice that I am alive.


Today I can mourn my
lack of friends...or
I can excitedly embark upon a
quest to discover new relationships.



Today I can whine because
I have to go to work...or
I can shout for joy because
I have a job to do.


Today I can murmur dejectedly because
I have to do housework...or
I can feel honored because Life has
provided shelter for my mind, body, and soul.


Today stretches ahead of me,
waiting to be shaped.
And here I am, the sculptor who
gets to do the shaping.


What today will be like is up to me.
I get to choose what kind of day
I will have!

Why Not Make It A Great Day?!?!?!















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[aka]

Thanks for this Rhonda, I found it inspiring. I will try to remember it, when I'm having a bad day.

To a big degree we are what we think we are. But at other times, it's our chemistry that controls out life.

Hugs.

[Rhonda]

That is true Jim....know that best.......... this year with bah humbug feeling ....i am in this mood.
I absloutely hate Christmas and the new year each one seems to bring more deaths in the family or memories there of and well ii guess i am just getting cranky in my old age
The youngest daughter did come home with her family so I got to see the grandsons...
sometimes real life is overwheming!!! so i read these pieces of inspirations to try and stay on track......try being the key word

[aka]

Know where you are coming from my friend, as every year goes by, I lose more interest in Xmas. When my kids were little it was a lot of fun, but not anymore. In a lot of ways, it is just a big drain on my mental and physical resources.

I can understand you getting down about losing family and friends. But you are not really getting cranky in your old age, you are just being more realistic and I like me, can not see much point in all the Xmas crap. To me Xmas is for kids and the young.

I'm glad you got to see your grandsons, I hope that you got a bit of pleasure from this. I have two grandsons, sometimes they are good and sometimes they are like feral animals.

My daughter came with the grandsons on Xmas afternoon and stayed the night. Her boys were the best I have ever seen, so that was a nice change.

I was depressed and down and as the night wore on I went further down. It was only when my wife said to play a song for my daughter, that I perked up a bit.

She loved the song and I just switched from down to up. Far too up as it turned out, my daughter and I had a dad and daughter night and sat around listening to music and having a few drinks until five in the morning.

It took me back to when she was a teenager, when sometimes we used to listen to and sing along to music, while we had a few drinks.

I'm with you on life being overwhelming at times. Sometimes I can see point to living at all and get suicidal.

You see I know I am loved and I know I do serve a useful purpose by living, but when my chemical balance is askew, I don't see it. I am so lucky that I have you and the members of the Retreat to help me thru the night. Without you all, I can honestly say, I don't think I would be still here.

Please keep trying, I've become attached to you and would be very sad if you were not around for me to chat to.

Take care my friend and when you are down, and if you need to talk, then I will listen.


Love and hugs.

JIm.

[Rhonda]

Hi Jim:

Glad you got some quality father daughter time.... and the grandsons were behaving well

Know what that is like .

My grandsons are 11 and 12 and my grand daughter is now 10.

They all spent alot of time here when they were younger... so i do miss that but as they get older they want ot hang out with their friends, which is quite normal

Anyway it is good you got time with your daughter am sure it will go down as one of her favourite memories.

I do not recall having any of those moments....

its okay though... not meant to be.

Anyway my father did take good care of mom as she got more ill until he had the stroke and well then we stepped in.....and he needed to take care of his own self then...too which of course he had not been doing.

Anyway it is good that you get to have time with your daughter and always great when the grands allow that and yes you are right Christmas has become far too commercialized i think.

Anyway take care my friend and know you are well thought of by this friend across the world too.

Brenda sounds like a pretty smart lady... am sure she sensed your daughter needed that father -- daughter time and was gracious enough to let you two have it

Hope all goes well with her and she heals up soon.
Hang strong my friend
~Rhonda