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If Not Now, When?

I GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR EACH DAY OF MY LIFE.

Do you often think about how much better tomorrow will be than today? Do you plan to live more freely when you have more time, when the children are older, or you have more money? Such thinking indicates that we are indeed postponing living. It is unlikely that life will be better or more enjoyable at that future time—unless we change our attitudes.

Let us be alert and enthusiastic in our present circumstances. Remember that today is important to the continual process of our life. Living each day to its fullest will lead us more quickly to the fulfillment of our dreams.

You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11)

Vacation

I am taking a vacation from worry and frustration. I am dwelling in the very Presence of God all day long.

Take a day’s vacation from worry, depression, and frustration.

Begin your day by affirming the presence of God. Know that God is surrounding you. Know that you cannot remove yourself from the presence of God. Image yourself moving through the day in a glowing circle of spiritual light. See other people surrounded with this spiritual light. This helps remove any cross feelings you may have had toward them in the past.

Even as you perform the simplest tasks, affirm the presence of God. As you begin the day, know that the Presence is with you. As you travel to work or to an appointment, know that you do not travel alone. As you converse with others, allow God to use your voice for good.

At the end of a day that has been filled with the conscious awareness of God, we are rested, relaxed, and at peace. This is a true vacation, isn’t it? And it never has to end. All of our days can and should be beautiful experiences in living.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. (Psalm 23:1-3)

Live Today

I GIVE THANKS FOR THIS NEW AND PERFECT DAY FILLED WITH THE PROMISES OF GOD’S GOODNESS AND LOVE.

We limit our present-day experiences when we focus on the past. The past does not control the present, yet we ignorantly allow it to restrict our lives. Some people seem to enjoy holding on to negative feelings as indicated by their conversation habits, often talking about disappointments, frustrations, resentments, and problems.

Dwelling on the past makes life ineffective today. You are a different person now, and so are the other people that your negative feelings center around. Emotional reactions of the past should not be carried over into our present-day experience. Why be dominated by the ignorance of your earlier, more immature days?

Today is the only day you can live. Give your full attention to living well now, for today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (II Corinthians 6:2)

Qualities

I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY ABILITY TO FACE MY NEGATIVE QUALITIES AND TO CORRECT THEM.

To improve your personality you must learn how to get rid of negative qualities. These are primarily habits, and they can be changed if you make the necessary effort.

Never call attention to your negative qualities; this brings a type of attention that you really don’t want. Pointing out your negative habits is usually the introduction to excuse-making. There is no reason to make excuses when you can make changes instead.

If you believe yourself to be dull and uninteresting, then ask why. Perhaps you have been unwilling to read and keep up with new thoughts and ideas. Exert effort to overcome dullness.

Avoid indulgence in timidity. To give such attention to ourselves leads to self-consciousness. Take the initiative. Put others at ease. Give out of the loving spirit that is within you.

Release the belief in failure. Plan for success and you’ll get it. Establish goals and start toward them. Substitute achievement for failure.

Be honest with yourself regarding any negative quality. Be willing to look at your failings. Negative qualities can be changed once you are honest enough to admit to yourself that they exist.

Your personality is the out-picturing of your consciousness. It is within your power to make it positive and good.

I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes. (Psalm 119:59)

Take Action

TODAY I REFUSE TO PROCRASTINATE. I ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO DO IN ORDER AND ON TIME.

The longer we delay doing something that needs to be done, the more difficult it is to do it. None of us likes the feeling of unfinished tasks before us, for it slows us down in whatever it is we are trying to do. Let us seek to overcome the habit of procrastination.

If you are inclined to put things off, to keep letting things slide, take a stand now and affirm that you are through with procrastination. You can be done with old habits by developing new ones.

As you establish order in your living and your thinking, you will have a greater sense of freedom and well-being. A greater sense of fulfillment will be yours as you gather up the loose ends of your life and affairs and enter into a pattern of effective, productive order.

Behold, now is the accepted time. (II Corinthians 6:2)

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