Why is it that there are some days when we are just willing to toss all the hard work out the window and not go on. Today was one of those days? It seemed that everything was against me. We had a birthday in my class so there were cupcakes, I had also promised my students I would make brownies with them,(from scratch of course). Then what I would consider the best offer came through, the chance to spend sometime with my mom, whom I love and enjoy one of our favorite restaurants. The Chinese buffet.
My day started and it seemed no matter how hard I tried to make the right choices and stay away from the stuff that I didn't need it called to me. I just tried them, but then comes the guilt that I wasn't able to stay away. So why does it become a fatalistic thing, 'well I messed up today already why not eat the egg roll, and the boneless spare ribs.' (I mean they were good, but definitely not needed.)
My question is why is it that I was so willing to toss the day down the dumps just because of a little temptation, just because I slip once why does it mean I have failed. This is one of the patterns that need to be broken, because this is when one bad day leads to giving up for the week and the month and the year.
I am not willing to allow this to throw me off this time. I have to much going... it isn't worth it. So tomorrow we start again. No guilt, no shame, no feeling of failure or disgust, just fresh. Tomorrow is a new day, and His mercies are new every morning!
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