“Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do.“-  Gian-Carlo Menoi

This quote stops me.  It forces me to look, to really search for who I am and what I’m supposed to be doing.  When I can say “I’ve done my best,” I can say I’m done.  Until then, I must continue to do as Paul the Apostle when he says:

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

I don’t want to waste a sunrise.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.  — Cicero

Cleaning up the other day I found loads of old pictures, love letters and a few missing marbles.  I couldn’t help but have a warm feeling of gratefulness down in my na`au (guts) as I sat down (on a short break) and reminisced.  “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “Plans to prosper you not to harm you…”  God has been good to me, marvelously so, and I’m thankful.

Workout:  Journal, 5 minutes each day this week, on two things:
1.  What you are thankful for; and
2.  What you need to DO to be happier.

Don’t get me wrong on this one:  I’m not trying to move into a grateful-secular-humanism.  I do know, however, that there are times when God has shown me where to walk and how to walk and I’ve chosen to follow do it, much to my detriment, my way.  What can you Do?  What do you know you have to do?  5 minutes a day.  Do it.