What is Good For me?

Today's Thought

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.


What's Good for Me?

When we are soul searching, be it for the smaller or larger decisions we face during the day, we can learn to ask, is this good for me?... Is this what I really want?... Is this what I need?...Does this direction feel right for me?...or am I succumbing to the control and influence that I sometimes allow others to have over me?

It is not unhealthy selfishness to question if something is good for us. That is an old way of thinking. To ask if something is good for us is a healthy behavior, not to be ashamed of, and will probably work out in the other person's best interests too.

We shall not wander down a selfish path of self-indulgence by asking if a thing is good for us. We shall not stray from God's intended plan, God's highest good, by asking if a thing is good for us. By asking ourselves this simple question, we participate in directing our life toward the highest good and purpose; we own our power to hold ourselves in self-esteem.
Today, I will begin acting in my best interests. I will do this with the understanding that, on occasion, my choices will not please everyone around me. I will do this with the understanding that asking if a thing is good for me will ultimately help me take true responsibility for my life and my choices.

This reading really hit home for me. Part of my problem this past 10 days or so is that I didn't remember this important step. Ultimately the only important question is God what is your will for me today? Followed by please greant me the strength and courage and love to carry it out. If I keep that as my focus than I can't go wrong. The secret is that I have to take the action. Making a decision doesn't mean anything. If you have three frogs on a log and one decides to jumps off what are you left with? Three frogs. Decision don't mean anything if you don't take the action and actually jump off the log.