Just
for today, I will try to live through this day only,
and
not tackle my whole life problem
at
once. I can do something for twelve hours
that
would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep
it up for a lifetime.
Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes to
be
true what Abraham Lincoln said, that
"most
folks are as happy as they make up
their
minds to be."
Just
for today, I will try to strengthen my mind.
I
will study. I will learn something useful.
I
will not be a mental loafer. I will read
something
that requires effort, thought and
concentration.
Just
for today, I will adjust myself to what is,
and
not try to adjust everything to my own
desires.
I will take my "luck" as it comes,
and
fit myself to it.
Just
for today, I will exercise my soul in three
ways:
I will do somebody a good turn, and
not
get found out. I will do at least two
things
I don't want to--just for exercise.
I
will not show anyone that my feelings are
hurt;
they may be hurt, but today I will not
show
it
Just
for today, I will be agreeable. I will look
as
well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low,
act
courteously, criticize not one bit, not
find
fault with anything and not try to improve
or
regulate anybody except myself.
Just
for today, I will have a program. I may not
follow
it exactly, but I will have it. I will
save
myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.
Just
for today, I will have a quiet half hour all
by
myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime,
I will try to get a better perspective
of
my life.
Just
for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I
will
not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful,
and
to believe that as I give to the world, so
the
world will give to me.