Quotes - Just For Today I Will

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By lctodd1947

Just For Today

Just for today I will be happy and smile at everyone.

Just for today I will try to accept where I am, and not try to adjust everything to what I want.

Just for today I will try to give my mind more strength and knowledge.

Just for today I will take care of my physical self-my body.

Just for today I will also nurture my spiritual self and serve God who is the head of all.

Just for today I will let my spirit heal.

Just for today I will try to lend a helping hand to someone who is broken.

Just for today I will not let self become overwhelmed with inward pain.

Just for today I will take a time to remember that I have blessings untold.

Just for today I will remember that I have everything I need and many things I want.

Just for today I will not let anything upset me.

Just for today I will not be discouraged.

Just for today I will have faith in everything.

Just for today I will set an example.

Just for today I will not think negative thoughts, if they come, I will change what I am thinking.

Just for today I will tell someone I love them.

Just for today I will let my mind believe the impossible.

Just for today I will embrace today as if there is no tomorrow.

Just for today I will forget and forgive so that I can be forgiven.

Just for today I will not lean unto my own understanding; but relay on God's Wisdom.

Just for today I will be at peace with all humanity.

Just for today I will pray for peace in our Nation.

Just for today I will not complain about my trials, they are for growing and leaning.

Just for today I will not spend too much money.

Just for today I will not be too conservative, I will help someone who has less.

Just for today I will take what I am served knowing someone out there is being served much worse.

Just for today I will accept what life brings, though I may not understand, because I know that God has a plan; I am sure His plan is for my own good.

Just for today I will have complete harmony in my life; as tomorrow will be today when it arrives, if it comes.

It is really hard sometimes to live just for today, but you know what, we would be so much better off, don’t you think? We came into this world with nothing and when we are gone, we will take nothing with us. If you really think about it…..we only have today for all we know. We bring into our world a lot of unnecessary worry because we think too much about tomorrow, which really never comes, because it is actually today. If we live the way we should today, tomorrow will be taken care of anyway and we must have faith that things will occur that is to our good.

Youth and It's Blessings

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When We Are Young

Training Our Thoughts When We are Young

When we are young, sometimes we forget that how we live today, determines our tomorrows, if we have them. We tend to forget that we will someday be older and that our needs will change. We forget that how we react to life today, could determine our reactions tomorrow. In fact, when we are young, we have a tendency not to think we will ever be old; it is the farthest thing in our thinking…for some, that is. It seems so far down the road, getting old that is; yet when it arrives we are in wonder how it passed us by so quickly. That’s when regrets set in and we wish we had thought about it sooner instead of being afraid we were going to miss something.  There is a right way and a wrong way to Live Just For Today.  We must remember that we will not have a chance to live today again.

Practice

If We Would Practice Living Just For Today


If we could live just for today with the ability to do what is totally right, our tomorrows would be different anyway, I think, don’t you?  Oh well, we are human and we can’t do that….that is too hard.  Nobody is perfect and to err is human.  Yep, we do err, and it is human, but I think sometimes we make excuses for our life and blame everything on being human or on someone else when we must accept our own frailties.  I think that we forget it is up to us to control our human nature and that if we worked on us as much as we try to work on what someone else should do or be, our own life would be so much the better for it.  That is, of course, if we want and desire to be different tomorrow.  Our tomorrows would definitely be different if we proposed to live and be the best we can for today. 

We do have things that make us walk falteringly and without affirmation.  We become fearful and feel alone, but this is when we can reach up for that higher power that we humans have access to.  It is a knowing that we are not forgotten even though it feels like it and even though the situation we are in does not look like we have a friend in the world.  If we seek consolation instead of anger for things which seem unbearable it will bring to us the comfort we need and make it bearable.

Living one day at a time is hard because we have situations which make us think about tomorrow.  Things like the speech in front of fifty people, the court hearing we can’t miss, the budget we have to balance and can’t, the visit to the doctor because of symptoms.  There are so many things in life which deter our thinking and keep us from our focus of today.  This, I think is again is time for us to remember that we have today, we can only alter today as it unfolds, we can prepare our self by thinking the positive today.  There are not too many things that can’t be fixed; we must accept what can and what cannot be fixed.  We must believe that there is a season for everything, a time, a place and a purpose. We can only live in this moment, this day and it is up to us; to make it the best that the day can bring.

Today

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Today Quotes

Today Quotes:

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

You see, it’s never the environment; it’s never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them – that shapes who we are today and who we’ll become tomorrow. Tony Robbins

Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.

Kahlil Gibran

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Benjamin Franklin

Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

Will Rogers

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is by saying…that he is wiser today than yesterday.

Jonathan Swift

Our real problem then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

Dale Carnegie

Comments

Teresa Laurente profile image

Teresa Laurente 2 years ago

Beautiful thoughts. Yes, one day at a time makes life more bright and hopeful especially in trying times.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Thanks Teresa for reading, sometimes the things that would help us the most are the hardest things to do. I try do I always succeed, no but at least I have tried.

Thanks again

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James A Watkins Level 8 Commenter 2 years ago

Good sound advice throughout. If anyone needs a guidepost for living they can start here with your Hub. Thank you.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Thanks for reading James. After I read your last post I felt so good that someone still had the strength to tell the truth even tho not popular. If you remember a few weeks ago Brit Humes got slammed for speaking out to Tiger W. about Jesus and Christianity.

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TINA V 2 years ago

You are right. It is sometimes hard to live just for today but we will be better off if we put our trust in God. He will take care of everything for our good. He has shown His wonders to me and to my family. I am sure that He will also do it for others too. Indeed, He cares for all of us.

This is a very inspiring poetry and write-up for everyone to read.

Happy Weekend!

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Tina V thanks for taking the time to read and comment. It is very hard to put our "total" trust. It really is. You are right tho, if we do, we will be better off for it.

Happy weekend to you too.

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Fresh_Flower 2 years ago

very wise words , I enjoyed reading it thanks for your thoughts that a lot of people tend to forget during stressful times..

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Fresh Flower thank you for stopping by to read and comment. I appreciate it. I hope it helps us look at what we have to be thankful for.

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coffeesnob Level 1 Commenter 2 years ago

Just for today. Love the tempo...nice hub

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Thank you coffeesnob for coming by to read and comment. I really appreciate it. It does have a tempo...you are correct. Thank you again.

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Jule Romans 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing these ideas. I like the saying, and the variety of goals.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Jule Romans, Thank you so much for your comments and coming by to read. I appreciate it so much.

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Deborah Demander Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago

Love this hub. I bookmarked it so I can read that list everyday. We would all be better off if we followed your advice. Thanks.

Namaste.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Deborah Demander, thank you so much for stopping by to read and comment. I appreciate it so much. I try really hard to be thankful and make the best of each and everyday; it is sometimes hard..but I try.

Thank you again.

"Quill" 2 years ago

Well done and pleased to follow a great writer...positive thoughts bring many blessings and it is what the Father likes to give to us all.

Blessings and Hugs

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Thank you Quill for stopping by to read and comment. Thank you for your words of kindness and I enjoyed the hubs I read of yours.

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katiem2 2 years ago

lctodd, This is so wonderful, Just For Today I Will is a great Reminder as to a peaceful and easy way to enjoy life and get the most of it! Thank You for sharing such a beautiful expression. Peace :)

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

katiem2, I appreciate you coming by to read and comment. We must find a way to express what is good one day at a time and Just For Today is one way to do it. There is stress we can do nothing about but we have control over how we preceive it. Thank you again.

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Green Lotus Level 6 Commenter 2 years ago

Hello Ictodd. I love this Hub! Right up my alley...or should I say mindset :) When I studied to become a Reiki Master, there were Five "Just for Today" Principles to learn as part of the practice - Give thanks, Don't worry, Don't be angry, Work honestly and Show kindness to every living thing.

This came from a Japanese Buddhist monk. The principles are so universal. Thank you for adding so much to the list. Beautiful.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Green Lotuc; Thank you and yes that adds to this hub greatly...give thank, don't worry, don't be angry, work honesstly and show kindness...I just had to repeat that. thank you so much for sharing these thoughts and truths on this hub. I love your work also.

We might just add; don't expect anyone to "give" you anything....or expect too much out of others...

Thank you again.

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cathby 2 years ago

Your poem Just for Today is great!!

It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes,

"What I do today is important because

I am exchanging a day of my life for it."

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Thank you cathby21 for your comments. I love you quote also. I appreciate you coming by to visit.

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Linda Myshrall Level 1 Commenter 2 years ago

Hi lctodd1947, This is wonderful! Living life one day at a time is such a powerful concept. A day is such a manageable chunk of time... forever, not so much.

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Granny's House 2 years ago

I am going to bookmark so I can read this when ever I forget to just live for today. I am going to try. Good advice. Rated up

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Granny's House; thank you so much for your bookmark and coming by with your comments. I am so glad you like it. I am trying too...it takes some efforts sometimes. Thanks again

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 years ago

Linda, thank you for your kind comments. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I love your stuff too. Thanks so much.

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yyn1221 22 months ago

After I read your last post I felt so good that someone still had the strength to tell the truth even tho not popular. If you remember a few weeks ago Brit Humes got slammed for speaking out to Tiger W. about Jesus and Christianity.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 22 months ago

Yes, YYN1221 it is sometimes a kick in the butt by some but the truth is the truth and yes I did see how Brit spoke up and his was a hand on experience. I admire him for saying the things he said on National TV. That took a commitment to Jesus.

I appreciate your kind words and coming by to comment and read. Thank you!

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okmom23 17 months ago

I love your poem, "Just For Today." Every word is so true and inspiring! I am honored to have the opportunity to follow such a gifted writer.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 17 months ago

okmomwe; oh, how wonderful your words are to me and encouraging. I appreciate it so much and I should try again with something to this effect. I think I feel it. You know, one does have to feel it from inside to really be inspiring. This has been my best hub.

Thank you so much for coming here and sharing your thoughts.

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coolbreeze 15 months ago

I love it.

At first I was Oh No not just for today Forever!

But all there really is is now ;-)

Cute profile picture! Can I say that ;-) Yes I can !

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 15 months ago

Coolbreeze, thanks for the coolbreeze....I guess you can, you did. Yes, we should have these thoughts on a daily basis for the rest of our life.

Thak you for coming by to read and comment.

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Lynetta Baker 14 months ago

You are right.We all should have the same attitude.Thank you for sharing your soulful insights with us all.Lynetta

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EnjoyYourLife 14 months ago

Your hub came at a great time in my life. I recently learned the passing of two close friends (unfortunately via the internet).

I was so blessed to know them, have them and realized how glad to have really loved and appreciated them so many of those "today's" which have now become yesterdays.

Bless your heart!

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 14 months ago

Lynetta Baker thank you for coming here to read and comment. I appreciate the confirmation.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 14 months ago

Enjoy Your LIfe, I am so glad that this hub came to you at the right time. Life is so unpredictable but it could always be worse and when I say worse I am thinking about the little humble people of Japan.

Thank you for sharing your blessing on my hub.

Linda

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Edoka Writes 14 months ago

This is wonderful. I love every thought, point and lesson. Perfection.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 14 months ago

Edoka Writes, thank you dear for coming by my hub to read and say these lovely words. Please feel an free invitation again. Linda

CM 13 months ago

Love the words of inspiration

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 13 months ago

CM thank you for stopping by to read and comment. I am glad for your words of encouragement.

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zduckman Level 1 Commenter 13 months ago

I Love this

thank you

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 13 months ago

zduckman, Thank you, I am so glad that this is something you enjoyed and I appreciate the stop to read and comments.

shygirl2 12 months ago

I have to say I like your positive thinking. : ) My sister-in-law writes down every day in a journal, things she finds to be thankful for. This reminded me of it, in a way. Good hub, great thoughts! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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DREAM ON Level 7 Commenter 12 months ago

You know how to keep us all on the right track.Living the best life possible is so important.I loved it and rated up up up!!

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prasadjain Level 4 Commenter 12 months ago

Good and useful thoughts are collected here. A vote up hub.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 11 months ago

shygirl2 Thank you so much for your kind words and coming here to read and comment. This hub has the most visitors of them all and I am glad that it reaches so those who will receive it.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 11 months ago

DreamOn: Thank you again for stopping by to read this hub. Usually the subject kind of just flow...sometimes I wonder from where but this hub has served it purpose to help us think...thanks again for your kind words.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 11 months ago

prasadjain; thank you for coming here to read and comment. I appreciate it so much. Please know you are welcome any time.

Steven Swaggerty 9 months ago

Very well said, THis should get people to thinking about life and the way they live every moment.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 9 months ago

Steven Swaggerty, thank you for stopping by to read and comment. Your words are so kind...please visit again.

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moneycop Level 4 Commenter 8 months ago

lctodd1947...amazingly written voted up and i follow u now here for othere hub readings too...

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 7 months ago

Moneycop; your visit has given me encouragement. Thank you and please come again. Thank you again.

kuber 6 months ago

just for today is my life......my thinking pattern is change......n just for today i m recover my attitude....i also love this

kuber 6 months ago

just for today is my life......my thinking pattern is change......n just for today i m recover my attitude....i also love this

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raciniwa 6 months ago

Just for today...thank you for sharing this wonderful writing today...

blake 5 months ago

i have recanlty just got out of rehab i have a year clean coming up and im strugling harder then i have ever have idk what to do i just want to curl into a ball and hide for the rest of my life i dont want to relapse

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NaeNae10 5 months ago

I really appreciate all of your Just for Today thoughts. I am at a crossroads in my life and find myself not being a very happy person and that is not who I am...I am glad that I found your J4T thoughts. I need to be reminded of what is really important in life and focus on the good instead of the bad. Thanks again.

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lex123 Level 3 Commenter 2 months ago

Thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts on "Just for Today". Each one of them has a good meaning for us to remember. Enjoyed reading them.

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 2 months ago

I appreciate your kind comments and I am glad that you came my to read. I hope they will continue to motivate others also. Thank you

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priyanka1989 4 weeks ago

Awesome hub.......Thanx

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lctodd1947 Hub Author 4 weeks ago

Thank you for stopping by to read and then comment. I appreciate it.

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