Nov 14 2008
Thought for the Day
This thought from the day comes from The Upper Room, and reads, “How are my experiences refining me today.”
I love the simplicity of this questions - How are my experiences refining me today - this means both good and bad. What is happening (this really forces you to live in the present moment, which most of us don’t) and how are you being refined for the future?
It’s challenging for me as a parent, teacher, student, to always live in the present moment and completely digest the situation in the moment, rather than look at my life in segments and accomplishments.
I’ve been reading The Gifts of Eykis by Wayne Dyer which has a lot of information about how individuals take advantage of their time and focus their lives on accomplilshments rather than what it is they choose to do to be happy. I’ve found a direct correlation with my life, as well as those around me when it comes to accomplishments. I question if we really are just stuck in a society that demands individuals to have certain accomplishments. Then, I wonder, when I read passages, like the thought for the day, and wonder if when I live in the moment, if the things I do can be considered as further refinement. Of course, I believe a mix of the two is probably most accurate, but would love to have the understanding and knowledge that my life continues to be refined in most things that I do. Not just accomplishments, but the daily ins and outs of life.
What do you believe? Which statement works for you?
