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.
