Do Not Lose Today

 

There are two days in every week that we should not worry about. Two days which should not give us anxiety or fear.

One of these days is yesterday, with all its mistakes and worries, its highs and lows, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed. Nothing in the world can bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single thing that happened. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with its possible problems, its burdens, its dreams and nightmares. Tomorrow is a day we have yet to touch, it’s beyond our control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, whether to clear skies or behind a mask of clouds. But it will rise. Until it does we have no control of tomorrow because we have yet to see it.

This leaves only one day. Our most vital blessing: TODAY!

I’m not saying it's wrong to plan for the future. I’m warning not to make today a victim of those plans.

It’s good planning to save for your child’s education but it is poor parenting to not enjoy your child today.

Enjoy today. It’s what you hold in your senses now. It’s what we, as humans, are made to handle. We can all fight the battles of just one day. It is when we add the burdens of two uncontrollable days, yesterday and tomorrow, that we get overwhelmed.

Take a moment for an internal observation of your stresses. So often, it is not the issues of today that crumble your peace of mind. It is more often the ghost of what happened yesterday and the fear and insecurity of what tomorrow may bring.

Do not allow your spirit to be softened or your happiness to be limited by a day you cannot have back and a day that does not yet exist.

Forget yesterday – it has already forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow – you haven’t even met.

Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift – today.

Enjoy it. Live it to the fullest.

Today is a new day!

 

© Steve Maraboli