Since I am not a public figure, one may simply state, so what? Your mistakes don't matter, you are not making the decisions for a country or a state or a city. They matter to someone. I have a family which I am responsible for, so my decisions matter.
I posted yesterday that I would try and find the good in my life. I think I should extend that to others as well. There have been people in the past that have failed me, politicians, co-workers, family. I do not want to remember someone for what they did wrong, to me or to others. I would rather remember them in a positive light.
As we proceed with our lives, be reflective. History can be a harsh teacher but it can also give us a glimmer of hope, if we only recognize what was done well, what successes we've accomplished. We are the sum total of our successes and failures, I hope that I have a positive balance. I am certainly going to live like I do.
My 3 good things from yesterday:
- I learned and put into use a new technology.
- My wife and I worked on our next set of family goals.
- My eldest son chose to take care of his little brother and did it well.
God Bless.
2 comments:
Let's see:
1. The kids and I played Risk together last night without getting totally ticked at one another.
2. I sat with God for over an hour yesterday and discussed some issues I've cause for myself.
3. I started a new conversation with a friend I haven't seen in months.
I have a hard time seeing the good in myself and others as well.Often I see my mistakes in widescreen, especially since a few of them have long-term effects. I also have a harder time with forgiveness and understanding, especially with certain people that have hurt me deeply. I work on all of this all the time now. It's harder sometimes than others, but God helps me with this a lot. Something that I learned this year is that sometimes forgiveness can lead to allowing a light into your life that was missing.
I think it's a human quality to want to dwell in darkness. We've been convinced that we belong there. Thankfully, God works to make sure we know differently.
Thanks for the mention, Derse.
I agree that we too often focus on the negative. Often, it's done just for negativity's sake rather than for any useful purpose.
Like Jess, I have a hard time seeing the good in me, and I am by far my own worst critic. When pressed to offer three positives I have committed, I sometimes go blank. Not because I'm not necessarily doing nice things for others, but because that a good many of the things I do just don't stand out to me.
But here are three from yesterday:
1. Quietly took on a little extra work to help out a co-worker who had been in a car wreck. (She was okay, but I just wanted to make things a bit easier for her on a Friday.)
2. Attended a get-together for a friend who is moving on to "greener pastures." I went to be supportive...attending any kind of social function is far out of my comfort zone.
3. Stopped to let a driver make a turn across my lane when several other drivers refused to give him a break.
Like I said, I had to do some searching to come up with them, but I guess the point is that I should either make sure I'm doing more or at least learn to recognize the good a little more easily.
Thanks for the reminder.
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