After having a night of up and down sleep, I found myself having a blah day. A day that was just, blah. And I am quite upset about that. Being in a blah day means I really didn't put my best foot forward for the whole day. It means that I wasn't giving my best. Instead, I gave...blah. Just enough to get through it, just enough to let the time slide by. And worse, my attitude was blah too. When I find myself in a blah mood, I usually and not at my kindest, most gentle, loving self. I get irritated, judgmental and annoyed quite easily.
It was dinner where everything changed.As we were enjoying the meal, Penny pointed to our family verse on the wall.
"Do you want me to read it to you?", I asked.
"Yes Mommy!"
"Ok...Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, gentleness, humility and patience."
Ugh. At that moment I realized why the day was blah. I didn't put my clothes on. I didn't put on kindness or gentleness. I really made a choice in my attitude and because I chose nothing, I produced nothing. I effectively wasted precious hours hanging in my mood. Ugh! I hate those realizations.
Starting now, I choose compassion and kindness. I chose to wear humility and patience, binding them all together with love.
Looking forward to a great night sleep :)
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