TODAY WELL LIVED

By: Joseph J. Mazzella

Several days ago I was playing fetch with our big
Saint Bernard dog, Buddy. I was tossing a ball
down the hallway of our home and watching with
delight while Buddy chased it down and brought
it back. Just as I was throwing the ball for the
third time, however, our littlest dog, Julie raced
by me with Buddy’s favorite stuffed animal in her
mouth. Poor Buddy didn’t know what to do. He
started to go after his ball and then turned to
get his stuffed animal from Julie and then turned
again to get the ball. In the end, he just sat on
the floor unable to decide or act.

I think that sometimes a lot of us end up like my
big, confused dog when it comes to living our lives.
We spend half of our time, energy, and thoughts
regretting the mistakes we have made in our past
and we spend the other half of our time, energy,
and thoughts worrying about the future. In the
end, we too find ourselves just sitting on the
floor unable to live today.

If we want to really live we have to live today. If
we want to really love we have to love today. If we
want to really be happy we have to be happy today.
God designed us to live one day at a time. It is we
who mess up our lives by carrying our past mistakes
into our hearts and minds with each new day. It is
we who mess up our lives by letting fears of things
that haven’t even happened yet eat away at the joy
in our souls today.

God loves us and God wants us to fully live each new
day we are given. As the new year approaches then let
us all join God in forgiving our past, trust God as we
build our future, and be one with God as we choose
and share love and joy today. Today, after all, really
is the only day we have. And as it says from the
sanskirt: "Today, well lived, makes every yesterday a
dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision
of hope."


Joseph J. Mazzella

Joe lives in West Virginia with his wife and three
children. Various dogs and cats have adopted Joe
and his family for their own. Joe enjoys his family,
beauty, love and hearing from his email friends. Joe
likes to take the time to smell the roses and enjoy
the beauty around him as he goes about his daily life.

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Made with love April 10, 2006.