May 2014 Blog - Are you encumbered by old nonsense?
by Susan Myhre Hayes on 05/05/14
May 2014 Blog - Are you encumbered by old nonsense?
As mentioned in my last post, a review of my tracks in the snow have led
me to rediscover a strong connection with the writings of Ralph Waldo
Emerson. His quotation percolating in my mind now is, "Finish each 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."
Why has such a good idea been so hard to implement?
Putting our blunders and absurdities behind us each day allows us to serenity to start anew the next day, and as Emerson said, makes us able to "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
The words we choose to use matter, and using the words blunders and absurdities allows me to forget the nonsense of the day and find the serenity I need to be my intended self the following day.
Are you encumbered by old nonsense? Maybe you need to dust off your mental thesaurus, how we choose to say things can be just as impactful as what we choose to say, even to ourselves.
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