My favorite days are not yesterdays or tomorrows.
They are “todays” – actually, any day of the week
that ends in a “y.” Somehow, today is always
different from all other days, as I’ve never had the
same day twice. It just can’t happen. Todays are
cash in hand that I am ready to spend. By now, you have figured out
when I talk about today, I mean the present, right now at this moment
in time.
Yesterdays may affect today, and many tomorrows are the result
of what I do today. Yet, it is today that really matters. They are
what happens here and now and not what occurred in the past or
may happen in the future. Todays are eternal, ever changing, magic
moments in time, at which everything is either modified or stays the
same. The present, the now, are the moments that have resulted in what
I think of as my life.
That is why my past has been the prophet of my future. However, I
often find that, like a legend in my own mind, what occurred is often
remembered as better than what it was, particularly as time goes on. This
matters not, because those moments are gone, never to appear again.
I know that the lessons I have learned in the past are only valuable if
applied to today’s situation.
My life is made up of many particles of time; but only what I do
now matters at the moment. I value my time, since it is only received a
second at a time, and there is no place that it can be stored. Therefore,
I am careful not to waste this infinite portion of my wealth that resembles
an eternity, but which actually is only a fraction of a millisecond or less.
This is especially true when you consider that the only thing we ever
truly own is our memories. Not only are they different from anyone
else’s, they often will change with time. The older I get, the better I was.
I say all of this due to my need to use blinders to keep
the past from bombarding me with cautionary tales and
memories of any negative experiences I might have had.
We need to remember that the future is unpredictable and that we should
not throw caution to the wind and abandon the lessons of the past or
rush blindly onward while disregarding the pitfalls that may lie ahead.
Fear, like fire, can be a friend or a foe.
Today is my moment, my opportunity to do what should be done
and to avoid the devastating traps that dot the playing field of life. So,
make today your only concern. Yesterday is history, and tomorrow is
unknown; but today is yours. Enjoy it – I do.
I’m not myself today and everybody has noticed the improvement 65