{"id":4958,"date":"2013-11-29T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2013-11-17T13:51:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T18:51:29","slug":"how-is-my-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2013\/11\/how-is-my-today.html","title":{"rendered":"How Is My Today?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"joy\"<\/a> We all have a limited amount of days, yet people tend to take them for granted. When today is over it\u2019s gone forever. Every day is worth getting excited about by making it special. If you really want to enjoy your life, pay attention to how you feel about every today. Ask yourself, \u201cHow is my today?\u201d If your answer isn\u2019t positive:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Identify the blessings in your life and feel grateful for them.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Try to spend time with positive, upbeat people.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ask yourself what would improve your day and try to make it happen.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Work on building self-love by treating yourself with kindness.<\/p>\n

Remember that today is a whole day of your life. Make it yours! Don\u2019t take this day of your existence for granted! Value it. Treat every day as a gift of life, that\u2019s worth being happy about. Feeling passionate about each day attracts more joy to you life, as I talked about in my post, Law of Attraction in Action: Passion<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you don’t like “today” or several todays in a row, think about how you can change it. Why waste the time you have? You don\u2019t have to find every day super special but you should enjoy each one to some degree. Think about what you can do today that you\u2019ve been putting off. Clean. Make the call. Do something that would make you happy to get done. Enjoy today as the precious piece of your life that it is.<\/p>\n

I recommend keeping journal of your days. You can do it in your computer. Every night, write down the date and the good things in your day. Sometimes we take them or granted and writing them down helps stoke appreciation for the good in you life. When you pay attention, your life will seem much better or you can make changes to improve it.**************<\/p>\n

Join the Self-Love Movement\u2122<\/strong><\/a>! Take the 31 Days of Self-Love Commitment<\/strong><\/a>—\u201cI commit to do my best to do something loving for myself, however big or small, for the first 31 days of 2014.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and get my book, How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways<\/a><\/strong> for free at http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com<\/a><\/strong>. Read my 2013 31 Days of Self-Love Posts HERE<\/strong><\/a>. Join the Self-Love Movement\u2122<\/strong><\/a>! on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please leave comments under my posts so we can stay connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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