I have been thinking a lot lately (perhaps too much, if you know me) mostly about myself, where I am in life, what I should do next, and ultimately what I am meant to do with my life. It's all very challenging, although I think most people struggle with the same questions on some level or another.
What I've come up with is that I need more positivity in my life. I think I've fallen into this thing where I criticize other people a lot (I see the speck in another's eye, but do not see the plank in my own), and it really brings me bad feelings. I say something that may be true about someone else, but immediately after I say it I feel bad. So I've resolved to stop this. There is a saying that goes: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." No matter who I meet, how they treat me or how they react, I want to see that and be sympathetic, understanding, forgiving. I feel like I've lost that lately. I'm striving to move in that direct, I'm not a perfect human being, but I can always try to be a better one.
I've also decided to take one day at a time and try not to worry as much as I do. In Matthew it says: "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." It's so true, and I am going to try my best to let each day take care of itself and be the best person I can from day to day. It won't be easy, to be sure, but all I can do is try.
