Today's Thought
You are reading from the book Today's Gift.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.--John Ruskin
It's hard to keep from trying to control the lives of others, especially in a family. We can learn from the man whose friend drove twenty miles to and from work on the freeway every day. "How can you do it?" he asked. "I've tried, and I can't go a mile in such traffic without screaming at the crazy drivers who cut in, go too slow, change lanes. Nobody listens. I'd lose my mind if I had to do it your way." His friend replied, "Your trouble is trying to drive every car around you. I relax and drive only one car--my own."
We have only our own lives to live, and this is usually enough to keep us busy. If we pay too much attention to how others live, we will neglect ourselves.
What acts of others can I ignore today?
You are reading from the book Today's Gift.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.--John Ruskin
It's hard to keep from trying to control the lives of others, especially in a family. We can learn from the man whose friend drove twenty miles to and from work on the freeway every day. "How can you do it?" he asked. "I've tried, and I can't go a mile in such traffic without screaming at the crazy drivers who cut in, go too slow, change lanes. Nobody listens. I'd lose my mind if I had to do it your way." His friend replied, "Your trouble is trying to drive every car around you. I relax and drive only one car--my own."
We have only our own lives to live, and this is usually enough to keep us busy. If we pay too much attention to how others live, we will neglect ourselves.
What acts of others can I ignore today?
Man this is such a struggle for me right now. My kids are nearly grown and I am having to learn new roles as a parent. It is a struggle for me to know what I need to do as a parent and when to let go and let them live their own lives. The only way I am and can get through this is talking to God.....but it's more than just talking. I need to get quiet and listen too. The answers will come if I take the time to do that. Training the mind to listen for that voice, that God conscience is something that I feel will be a life long lesson. I am finding the more I let go and wait for an answer, the easier they seem to come. Now if I can only remember to do that in those moments when they push my buttons and I get all worked up.
