10 ACTIONS TO CREATE A GOOD DAY

10 ACTIONS TO CREATE A GOOD DAY

1. Begin each day before your feet hit the floor with a word of thanks to the Lord.

• Even if today is expected to be a terrible, horrible, rotten, no good kind of day be glad that you have the comfort of the Holy Spirit and the promises of God to carry you through it.

• If you are waking up, then He’s not done with you, yet and He already said he has good plans for you.

2. Grab your Bible and read. Follow a plan or follow the leading, whatever works for you, just do it.

3. Pray for someone. Not some memorized rote prayer, a real conversation with Jesus. “Hey Lord, I know so and so is having a tough time. Comfort and lead her. Bless her day and remind her you love her.” Something simple like that works.

4. Be determined to smile. Smile even if you don’t feel like it. Smiling actually makes you feel better. Remember things that make you smile.

5. If you have one, get out your gratitude notebook and read just a few lines. If you don’t then start one. You don’t need to be fancy, just a legal pad, a composition notebook, anything. Then begin to list things that you are grateful are in your life or have been a part of it in the past.

• Mine includes my husband with specifics of things he has done to remind me why I am grateful for him. Sometimes this is very helpful. Each of my children and grandchildren individually and examples of why. My pets, both present and past. Friends, churches, neighbors, cars, business relationships, particular lessons the Lord has taught me, etc.

• You can write poems or stories to express gratitude, or draw pictures. But only if that is an expression you enjoy. No one else needs to ever see this. It’s for your edification alone.

6. Do something for someone else just to be kind. Do something different every day.

7. Complement a stranger. “My you have a pretty smile.” Or “That color really makes you stand out in a good way!”

8. Be kind to yourself.

• Even if you didn’t succeed at your project or you let someone down. First forgive yourself, then figure out how to avoid that or do it better. If you can’t talk to Jesus about it.

• If you had a success praise God for that!

9. Eat well and get to bed on time. Simple time-tested truths.

10. Plan something to look forward to doing.

I am not suggesting doing all of these every day and maybe even some don’t feel right for you, okay. Erase those from your list and fill it with your own. Tweak it. Make it work for you. Even though I’ve had some rough days over the past few months, I would still day they were almost all “good” days. Simply because I refuse to let them be anything different. Here’s to you and to good days ahead.