Kathy, the parish Social Media Coordinator reminded me that it’s been awhile since I wrote something for my blog (Thanks, Kathy). I told her I was tired of writing and she basically said: “Soooo?” Well, here’s a thought or two. See if you can guess where my mind is.
We need to realize that having a good life together depends on our willingness to always choose the right attitude for another month.
We can choose to concentrate on the good things in our lives or to be preoccupied with the bad. Living a little more closer together lately, we can choose to see only the faults in our loved ones or to be more aware of their virtues. We can choose to react to situations in our relationships with kindness and generosity or with selfishness and resentment; with anger and revenge or with forgiveness and understanding. At the grocery store, the gas station, the outside delivery line, or the little times we bump into each other and not keep our (six-foot) distance, we can choose to face the time of pandemic with a positive outlook and a good sense of humor or with a negative point of view and a chip on our shoulder. Seems like a lot depends on us. Bake some bread or if that doesn't work, let’s say a prayer:
We want to realize, Lord, that having a good life together depends
on our willingness to always choose the right attitudes.
Remind us, Lord, that we each possess the power to make our lives as happy
and enjoyable as we want to make them or as difficult and unpleasant as we desire.
A lot of it is up to us, isn't it, Lord?
Help us to always make the right choices.
Amen.