get to do before the clock strikes midnight.
I have responsibilities to fulfill today.
I am important.
My job is to choose what kind of day
I am going to have.
Today I can complain
because the weather is rainy
or I can be thankful that the grass
is getting watered for free.
Today I can feel sad
because I don't have more money or
I can be more grateful
for the many things that I already have.
Today I can grumble about my health
or I can rejoice that I am alive.
Today I can lament over all that my parents
didn't give me when I was growing up
or I can feel grateful
that they allowed me to be born.
Today I can cry because roses have thorns
or I can celebrate
that thorns have roses.
Today I can mourn for my lack of friends
or I can excitedly embark upon a quest
to discover new relationships.
Today I can whine
because I have to go to work
or I can shout for joy
because I have a job to do.
Today I can complain
because I have to go to school
or I can eagerly open my mind and fill it
with rich new tidbits of knowledge.
Today I can murmur dejectedly
because I have to do housework
or I can feel honored
because the Lord has provided
shelter for my mind, body and soul.
Today stretches ahead of me,
waiting to be shaped.
And here I am, the sculptor
who gets to do the shaping.
What today will be like is up to me.
I'm the one who gets to choose
what kind of day I will have!
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