If I Could Live Today Over
Living grateful. Some days it happens more easily than others, right?
One simple question has helped me live with more gratitude: If I could live today over again, what would I do?
I can’t take credit for this one; I borrowed it from Donald Miller’s Storyline Productivity Schedule (http://www.storylineblog.com/storylin...).
Almost every morning I fill out this Storyline Productivity Schedule and pay particular attention to a section in the top right corner.
If I Could Live Today Over Again I’d
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Confused because I do this in the morning?
I’ll let Donald Miller explain.
This idea was first proposed by Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Vienese psychologist who worked with depressed and suicidal patients. Asking them to consider “What they’d do differently the first time around” was a mental trick that allowed them to assess what was really important and learn from their past mistakes even before they made them. You’ll find asking yourself this simple but profound question will keep you from getting caught up in trivial problems and will allow you to focus more on what really matters.
I have discovered that this processes truly does change my perspective. It shines a spotlight on all the good in my life and pulls me away from worry and fear. Let me show you.
If I Could Live Today Over Again I’d
celebrate my marriage
celebrate my Storm Sister friendships
celebrate my personality and the specific gifts God has given me rather than dwelling on my inadequacies
pay more attention to how I feed my heart
trust my instincts
celebrate my faith in God
I want to live with gratitude. Perhaps you do too. Maybe you feel weary from living fearful or living angry or living overwhelmed.
Consider joining me in answering this simple question every morning: If I could live today over again, what would I do?
