“Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
I love quotes. I sometimes Google 'quotes on life' or 'quotes on love' or whatever quotes I happen to be craving at that particular moment. And sometimes those quotes really strike a chord. Sometimes they really make me think. Often enough, they really make me feel.
This morning Mr. Emerson left me with that 'WOW! That's just what I needed!' feeling.
Finish every day and be done with it.
So there. Put yesterday behind you, where it belongs.
Thank you. I think I will.
You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.
Okay, so I made a few mistakes. Don't we all? Make it right when you can, apologize when you should and then put it behind you. You know, in yesterday, where it belongs.
Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
It's a clean slate. A fresh start. A time to try, try again. If you leave yesterday's mistakes where they belong, that old nonsense surely can't be a hindrance. Right? I think so. And with 'serenity' and a 'high spirit', what can we not accomplish?
I would love to live every single day as if it's a brand new day! To leave the past where it belongs and to see the possibility in what lies before me. If I could forgive myself my mistakes as quickly as others are willing to forgive them, what a wonderful world it would be! I struggle with that. I allow my mistakes to define me. Always have. And I'd very much like to change that.
So guess what I'll be working on today! ; )
