Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. -- Matthew 6:34
To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today.
For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at school tomorrow, we can't very well concentrate on studying. And if we lie awake tonight agonizing over what we don't know or haven't studied, we're going to be exhausted tomorrow when we take the test.
Wouldn't it be much better to focus on doing all we can today to prepare for the test, and then, knowing we've done our best, let go of it tonight and get a good night's sleep? In fact, if we do that every day of the year, when a big test comes along, we'll know we're as ready as we can be, and won't have a thing to worry about. What a relief it is to know we've done our best today and every day.
What can I do well today so I won't worry about it tomorrow?
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Wow! Sometimes something hits me right between the eyes! It may seem like a small thing, or a small part of a thing, but,, this 'thought' makes a connection for me that I've needed. I knew not to 'worry about tomorrow, and live in today',,,, but, not seen today, in this sense, as the preparation day for tomorrow. I thought 'if it is not going to happen then why prepare for it'? There was another thought recently, tthat is related, and that was how we begin and just take a step now, and we will see things unfold enough with that one step to know better what the next step is and take it.
thank you,
amanda
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do your best and God does the rest, a step at a time
