Today is day 322 and it is July 22. I have not made that connection before today.
As I said yesterday, I started out today to make today different. I talked about creating a better day, one that will be remembered for a few days, or at least today. I felt yesterday that I am the captain of my soul, and I decide what kind of a day I am going to have.
Well, as I talked to my Father, I explained my plan. As I drove off to work, I felt a very strong witness from Father that he condoned my decision. I felt His Spirit in my heart and I knew He was there and knew me. I felt a special feeling for my children where I live. As I passed a group of kids on the way, they were selling cinnamon rolls. I passed them, returned and decided to purchase a roll from them, not that I was hungry or wanted a roll, I just thought I would like to "make their day." Then when I got to work, I told a co worker how much I appreciated her, the work she does, how she helps me to do my work.
I volunteered to fix a few things, went beyond my usual practices, and thought of others, how to lighten their burdens and how to think outside myself. I played a card game with one of my grandsons, and enjoyed making a memory with him.
In other words, I propose that each of us can, and should make a difference every day. If we decide to think not about ourselves, how we would have things differently in our lives, exercise faith in Father and seek to enlighten others, think of others, and strive to serve others, even anonymously, our day will be much brighter. Mine was today. It was by little things, not huge, life-changing things, just little things. I spent one dollar to purchase a Cinnamon roll, gave them a quarter tip, and you should have seen their faces light up. It didn't cost me much, but made my day, and hopefully helped make theirs.
Yes, I am the captain of my soul. I largely determine if I am going to have a positive, uplifting, spiritual, peaceful day, or a depressing, sad, frustrated day-judging others, angry cause things are not as I thought they should be. Today may not be a day that will change any one's life nor be a day I will always remember. But it will be a day when I learned a very important, Eternal Principle, that I can create peace in my life, happiness in my soul, and faith in Father. It is up to me.
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