Happy Thanksgiving: Rejoice in the Present
Posted by Kyle James on Thu, Nov 26, 2009
An ancient Chinese proverb goes, "yesterday is the past,
tomorrow is the future and today is a
present." I think that quote sums up
so much in just a few words. There is
nothing to be gained in living in the past and even with all the planning in
the world we are never sure about the future.
Live in the moment. If the advice
from the Chinese isn't enough here is another quote, actually my favorite line
from the Bible:
This is the day which
the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. - Psalm 118:24
Life simply isn't worth getting upset or angry about many
things as they are out of our control and we can only control one thing, the
present.
So all this is a
little bit of a backward way of asking what are you thankful for today?
I'm thankful to have become an uncle two short weeks ago. Bentley Thomas James is tiny, but he is the
first of the next generation in the James family.
I'm thankful to have a wonderful family, girlfriend and BFF
in Skip.
I'm thankful to have a job doing something that I love,
helping people solve real problems and turn their business around through
inbound marketing.
I'm thankful to have this moment to rejoice and live a
wonderful life.
Hopefully everyone will enjoy turkey today and spending time
with loved ones and just living in a moment that is a present?