Give A Good Day

A dear friend gave some fine advice: Instead of worrying about having a good day, put your attention on GIVING a good day. What a wonderful perspective this gives to life! It also reminded me of something which happened when my gallery was open. People would ask how my day had been and I’d say, Great! Almost always they were referring to whether I’d made a lot of sales, which never factored into my answer. One day, a lady brought a stained glass ornament up and showed me that it was broken. I thanked her and she said, I’m so sorry to ruin your day. Of course, I laughed. If the requirement for having a good day was to make money, or if a broken item could ruin my day — well, most days would have been so-so at best! Thank you, dear heart-centered friend, for the reminder to “give a good day”! It’s a wonderful saying, which I will now use: Are you giving a great day today?

“Protect all things you value by the act of giving them away, and you are sure that you will never lose them. What you thought you did not have is thereby proven yours. Yet value not its form. For this will change and grow unrecognizable in time, however much you try to keep it safe. No form endures. It is the thought behind the form of things that lives unchangeable.” A Course in Miracles  W-187.4:1-6

“Mind-science teaches that mortals need ‘not be weary in well doing.’ It dissipates fatigue in doing good. Giving does not impoverish us in the service of our Maker, neither does withholding enrich us.” Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 79:29-32