Imagine if you were given the ability to today again. Jump into your time machine then boom... it would be Wednesday all over again. One more day, just like today, to get it right, to do it better. Not like Bill Murray in Groundhog’s Day, but imagine you could have just this one day to redo. What would you do differently?
As a concept, the idea of being able to relive a day is very interesting if you think about it. There are a lot of days that I believe we would choose to live differently. Maybe less time in front of the TV, we would choose our words more carefully with our loved ones, we would laugh at the simple silly things that happen day to day. Maybe instead of quickly working through our lunch breaks, we would take 15 minutes to step outside and enjoy the warm sunshine.
This idea of reliving a day interests me because we would be able to act in a way that is congruent to our true selves when we know what is coming, when we know what to expect. We would take the little hiccups in life with a smile, because we would see them coming.
My challenge to you is to give this some thought. We don’t have the ability to live today over but we do have the ability to make the most out of this one day. Be authentic to yourself today. Difficulties will come but you can take them in stride. I don’t think a good day is determined by the lack of difficulties we encounter, but it’s determined by how we handle them.
Now imagine that this is your second day for living out this day… What do you need to change?
By: Nicholas Smith, MA, LPC
This idea of reliving a day interests me because we would be able to act in a way that is congruent to our true selves when we know what is coming, when we know what to expect. We would take the little hiccups in life with a smile, because we would see them coming.
My challenge to you is to give this some thought. We don’t have the ability to live today over but we do have the ability to make the most out of this one day. Be authentic to yourself today. Difficulties will come but you can take them in stride. I don’t think a good day is determined by the lack of difficulties we encounter, but it’s determined by how we handle them.
Now imagine that this is your second day for living out this day… What do you need to change?
By: Nicholas Smith, MA, LPC
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