Forgiveness is the path to true health and happiness. By not judging, we release the past and let go of our fears of the future. In doing so, we come to see that everyone is our teacher and that every circumstance is an opportunity to grow in happiness, peace and love ❤
Just for Today, by Sibyl F. Partridge
Here it is the basic text of Sibyl’s 10 powerful daily resolutions:
- Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that «most people are as happy as they choose to be.» Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of external things.
- Just for today I will adjust to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own wishes. I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and accommodate them.
- Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, I will take care of it, I will feed it, I will not abuse it or neglect it, so that it is a perfect machine at my command.
- Just for today I will strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I’m not going to be a mental bum. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
- Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways; I’ll do someone a favor and they won’t find out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do as William James suggests, just for exercise.
- Just for today I’ll be obliging. I will look my best, dress as decently as possible, speak softly, act courteous, be generous with compliments, not criticize at all, criticize nothing, and try to regulate or improve anyone.
- Just for today I will try to live this day alone, not tackle the problem of my whole life in one fell swoop. I can do things for twelve hours that would horrify me if I had to do them for a lifetime.
- Just for today I will have a program. I will write what I hope to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will. It will eliminate two plagues, haste and indecision.
- Just for today I will have a quiet and relaxed half hour. In this half hour I will sometimes think about God, to have a little more perspective in my life.
- Just for today I will not be afraid, above all I will not be afraid of being happy, of enjoying beauty, of loving, and of believing that those I love love me.
