Today is Day 3 of my re-birth. [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img] We are exited here at home.
Quote:
Originally posted by Epona:
I decided a few months back that I was gonna live my life by some basic principles, not as thought out as you, but basically to live my life as if each day were my last and not have any regrets. Been a lot happier since, that's for sure. OK, I've become a bit of a hedonist in the process and a bit impulsive. But I don't let anything hold me back. Everything I do, even if it doesn't work out the way I plan, is a positive experience and teaches me something.
Go for it mate!
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Epona, thanks for the great example. And, once again,
proof that we have something in common.
Over ten years ago, I was challenged to describe my main Governing Values. After months of thinking, and writing, and starting over, I was able to glean them down to a handful. the most personal, and most dear to me, was the last, the fifth.
I will live each day as if it were my last.
Quote:
From The Greatest salesman in the World by Og Mandino
"And if it is my last, it will be my greatest monument. this day i will make the best day of my life. This day i will drink every minute to its full. I will savor its taste and give thanks.
... My last must be my best.
I will live this day as if it were my last.
And, if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks."
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Carpé Diem, baby. [img]graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
This leads us to today's thoughts.
Day Three: The Power of Choice
The quotation I used above was by an author named Og (Augustine) Mandino. He's a legend in the sales industry, even though we was never a salesperson. His books on sales are all about making yourself a better person. I'll quote him a lot in these discussions.
One of my favorite passages of his is his dissertation of Man's greatest strength, our Power of Choice. It stretched my mind.
Imagine yourself as an elderly woman, tired after a long day of work. Your legs hurt, so you gratefully rest in a semi-comfortable seat. The driver of the bus asks you to stand, unfairly demanding you to give up your seat. knowing the consequences of your actions, you refuse. And you, Rosa Parks, step into history.
Ms Parks did not know the floodgates she opened. She just made a decision that she would stand up (or sit, in this case) for herself. She changed a nation. Just by her single, simple choice.
Tomorrow, life will happen. People will be nice, or cruel. Drivers will cut you off, or let you into traffic. Your boss will smile at you, or glare. You cannot control them, or their actions.
You
can control yourself, and your actions, through the choices you make
NOW.
CHOOSE to love, rather than hate.
CHOOSE to laugh, rather than cry.
CHOOSE to create, rather than destroy.
CHOOSE to persevere, rather than quit.
CHOOSE to praise, rather than gossip.
CHOOSE to heal, rather than wound.
CHOOSE to give, rather than steal.
CHOOSE to act, rather than procrastinate.
CHOOSE to grow, rather than rot.
CHOOSE to pray, rather than curse.
CHOOSE to live, rather than die.
Use wisely, your power of choice.
With respects, and credit, to Mr Mandino, I thank you for your attention.
Tomorrow: Making Peace With Our Imperfections [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] see you here.
[ 07-10-2002, 12:54 AM: Message edited by: RudeDawg ]