Before
I check out
my day’s end,
I prepare,
for a night’s,
well deserved,
night’s sleep.
With a prayer I seek…
God’s wisdom,
His guidance,
His comfort,
His peace.
While not fully asleep,
but not quite fully awake,
I heard Him,
deliver an answer.
Intertwined messages,
through milestones
of my own life.
I had to unravel,
before the answer
became omnipresent.
Yesterday I was torn,
today was difficult,
tomorrow will be hard,
Wednesday will be challenging,
Thursday will be harder,
Friday will be hardest,
Saturday I have survived,
with plenty of scars, cuts, bruises,
Sunday I will begin healing,
Just as He promised,
the answer was always present,
He just brought it into clear focus,
for my mortal eyes to see.
As I remember Him saying,
“Quit looking back, it’s the past,
you can only playback memories,
as you cannot change yesterday’s.
Lastly, not worry about tomorrow’s
only prepare to embrace them,
not waste today with tomorrow.
My child of mine,
just remember,
in my time or yours,
all will be resolved,
one day at a time.”
That’s
where I begin,
with a promise
I made to myself,
by no longer;
chasing my career,
testing my tenacity,
perfecting my plans,
doubting my decisions,
accepting my adversity,
dates with my deadlines,
ruminating my resilience,
conquering my challenges,
masquerading my motivation,
compromising my confidence,
worrying on worthless exchanges,
Instead I will invest in,
give more and take less,
slow down not speeding,
accept all and not be aloof,
learn tolerance and not judge,
take time to hear not just listen,
apologize from my heart not mind,
forgive genuinely and not bear grudges,
make friends with everyone not enemies,
offer a helping hand not expect a handout,
create more memories to cherish not to recreate,
fulfill promises as made not just make empty ones,
learn to say “no” is just as important as saying “yes”,
make every moment count, not, count each moment “to-do”,
set goals to achieve, for today, short term and tomorrow’s long day,
leave earth a better place with a legacy than when I received it,
It’s only when I can accept myself,
I can mark each day’s end,
With a prayer,
I thank God,
For His Blessings,
For today’s gift,
The present,
Each and every day,
Ultimately making me,
A better person tomorrow,
Then all my yesterdays combined.
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