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November 13

Nabasa ko na ang mga bagay na kailangan mabilisan ay bihirang importante, at ang mga bagay na importante ay bibihirang mabilisan. Lagi nalang ako dumadaing sa mga karaniwang bagay na nakapagpalimot sa aking hangarin. “Una ang mga bagay na una”, ito ang Al-Anon islogan na nakatulong sa akin na malaman kung ano ang aking mga prayoridad.

Ngayon, ang pagkakaroon ng katahimikan ang aking unang prayoridad. Ang aking koneksiyon sa Diyos ang dahilan ng aking katahimikan kaya ito ang aking prayoridad. Kung iisipin ko na nasa isa akong madilim na silid at tanging Diyos laman ang aking pinagkukunan ng liwanag, kung gayon ang aking tanging pag-asa para lakbayin ang silid ay ang liwanag mula sa Diyos. Kung hindi ay mahihirapan akong kaharapin ito at maari ding makasakit sa akin ito.

 

Paalala Ngayon

Kapag iniisip ko kung anong gagawin sa araw na ito, naglalaan ako ng oras sa kung ano talaga ang importante.

 

“Gamitin natin ang araw na ito sa makabuluhang gawain at huwag mabahala sa kung anuman ang kakaharapin.” Henry David Thoreau

English Translation

I read somewhere that the things that are urgent care I rarely important, and the things that are important are rarely urgent. I can get so caught up in the nagging, trivial matters of day-to-day life that I forget to make time for more important pursuits. The Al-Anon slogan I find most helpful in getting my priorities in order is “First Things First.”
Today, maintaining my serenity is my first priority. My connection with my Higher Power is the source of serenity, so maintaining that connection is my “first thing.”
If I imagine I am in a dark room and that my Higher Power is my only source of light, then my best hope for navigating around the furniture will be to bring that source of light with me as I move through the room. Otherwise, I may get through the room, but my passage is sure to be slow, confusing, and possibly painful.
Today’s Reminder
As I think about what to do with this day, I will set some time aside for what is really important. I will put things first today.
“Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and first not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito’s wing that falls on the rails.
Henry David Thoreau