It occurs to me today that there are millions of people right now glued to their TV sets wringing their hands and stressing because they are being told that the sky is falling. Yes, North Korea is now threatening to take out California, the sequester is about to take down the economy and the next “Storm of the Century” is marching across the country in search of victims young and old. —According to the press—-
Yes, it is very easy to get sucked into the media mayhem. But yesterday as I was listening to the fearful conversation people were having in the grocery store, I began to ask myself “What would I like to be doing today, if tomorrow really is my last day on earth?” And really look at the answer. There is truly no need to panic as the universe is in perfect order. Besides, is there anything you can do about those things?? Think about the “Serenity Prayer” of the 12 Step programs of AA and NA: “….accept the things I cannot change and change the things I can… and the wisdom to know the difference.” There is not a thing I can do about these things and getting upset over them or spreading the fear to others is really not a productive use of my energies. So let me go find what it is that truly makes me happy and spend some time doing that.
So I wonder, for you — Are you doing what you want to be doing if this is your last day to do it?
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