Who decides today's emotions?

*Everything maintains its own place and time.

*I choose to be happy with what is right, and ignore the rest,

or to focus on what is perceived wrong, and ignore the good.

*I choose whether or not to allow perceptions of others to distract

me from living my life.

*Today will occur as it does largely due in no part to my

machinations or attitudes, so it is in my best interest to

relinquish pain and resentment and find a means to be

at peace.

*There is no promise of happiness, and it is fleeting when it

visits. But the absence of happiness need not be despair. It

can just as easily be contentedness.

*While I work on being content, let me ponder what happiness

truly is:

-Is it dependent on how much money I maintain?

-Or who loves me--or doesn't love me?

-Is it based on my weight or age?

-Is it geographically induced?

If so, then perhaps I need to do a rethink or a restructure on

my views. I can make a choice to be as happy as I please,

based on no externals whatsoever. Then, I may take happiness

with me everywhere, never allowing circumstance to influence

me.

New Day Dawning

I keep my focus entirely on what I need to be doing today.

I am not concerned by others' opinions, worries, or needs.

My responsibility is to take care of myself. I must...
-communicate my needs
-take care of business
-maintain my emotional sobriety
-not become distracted by outside issues

If I am honest, calm, and kind, then all will be well.

There is no promise of anything this day;
Not assistance, not mercy, not respect, not ease, not life.
I am okay with the randomness and chaos of this world,
knowing that I can not change the majority of what occurs.

There is serenity in detaching from need.

I choose to disconnect from my neediness, my desires, my
anger, my fear. All my so-called problems (worry, fights,
lust, jealousy, hurt feelings) are a result of being overly
attuned to my baser emotions.

I will not have my life governed by emotions.