A Good Day for Living

Today is a good day for living. This is the credo of every successful person. Even when you are not feeling in tip top shape, it is a wonderful thing to express this sentiment. To be determined that each day is a good day for living is to give yourself, at least a chance to improve and make a good go for it. You may not feel on top of the world, but just get up and try to see how things go for you. You will notice that even though you may struggle at first, you will be able to move along. You may at first feel sluggish or heavy laden, but after a while, you will begin to gain momentum and pick up speed. Do not allow yourself to worry or feel bad all day. Just, as my mother would say, think on the high and noble things. The Scriptures say, set your mind on whatsoever is honest, noble, just, if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things. That is what we have to do in order to get over our bad feelings. We have to attach our thoughts to ascending ideas. Bad thoughts are like a concrete block chained to the ankle of a swimmer... they will cause you to sink and drown if you do not detach yourself from them. So, here is what we have to do. We have to realize that our success depends on our ability to attach our mind to ascending thoughts. A preacher told me a long time ago, "Your attitude controls your altitude." I saw that saying printed on a sign on the wall of his ministry and have always held onto that idea. It is true that you go as high as you think and when you are connected to ideas that rise, so will you. Sometimes it may seem like people who are working toward success are being mean or something when they do not associate with those who appear unsuccessful. The fact of the matter is they are not being mean, they just have to keep their focus and continue working toward what they are trying to achieve in order to accomplish what they are working on. It is good to make sure that we keep healthy relationships when we are working toward success. We have to make sure that we take care of the people we love as well as ourselves. Healthy relationships are more valuable than any other commodity we can have. It is important to have meaningful, productive, lucrative work, but it is more important to have healthy relationships. Healthy relationships create a good atmosphere for what we gain from meaningful, productive, lucrative work. Healthy relationships also provide us with comfort and support to continue living. Working hard and working smart are good ethics to maintain, but managing healthy relationships can never be replaced or the importance thereof diminished.