# A pleasant day to you dear Steemians!
_{I decided to make a positive affirmation every day for myself that I know will inspire others as well. It will be about anything I find interesting and worth reading at the same time.} _{This is my *1st* post for my #thoughtoftheday series with some snaps in Waco, TX.
Have a great purposeful day ahead! Start it today! 😉} *** Thought of the Day:

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. ~Francesca Reigler

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY2dCgz4pQrMCMBYU1CJcK7Pw5ygijrNp6QrDAvK2cmq9/image.png) Your Choices Control Your Calendar

Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. ~ Galatians 6:4-5

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd5Bh9Gs7ry4zc1K8Y32NJ1pvJWEy1bEmnzW8WoaoqRN8/image.png) Your choices are far more powerful than your circumstances. If you choose to be happy, everything will feel lighter and easier. But if you decide to be sad and dwell on your unwilling emotions, expect the stress you will fell that reflects outside. You may not like how complicated your life has become rather how your day went yesterday that still into you today. But with few exceptions, no one is forcing you to keep your life complicated. You have the power to simplify your life. In fact, God expects us to assume responsibility for our lives and to carefully choose how we spend our time. It may be from completing a small task to a suffocating job or from making big deals all the bad comments you receive from the others. You have a choice to make time management or focus on prioritization of task or leaving the job that makes you exhausted and finds your passion. Yes, there's always an option in everything. You're not obliged to do all things, you can select - always. If you don't like hearing unsuitable remarks from the others, don't take it much personal that you keep it and will later affect your future you. Don't think of yourself as a disappointment to others. There's no perfect human, everybody fails. Actually, even if you fail or not, people have always something to say towards you. You've got to let go all things that made you feel bad or you think you've been criticized. You may (should) accept everything that happens yet prefer to look on a brighter side or make all the pain as motivation to be a better you. You can't please anyone as everyone has each difference. You must learn to cope up and always make a decision. You are accountable for your self-status feelings. That's a privilege we had ever since. You have just enough time to do God’s will while you’re here on Earth. You’ve been given just enough time to fulfill your purpose. When you try to do more than God planned for you, it’s only natural that you will find yourself constantly out of time or stressed over your schedule. My prayer for myself and for you is that we will find relief from stress and a new sense of satisfaction as we do only the things God created us to do. *** 🌈Think It Over🌈 + Make a list of the activities and responsibilities that are causing you stress. Ask God to help you determine the things on your schedule that he never intended for you to do. + Think of all the unfavorable comments you have received and reflect the opposite compliment of each. Which do you think you deserve between the two? If it's the former, make it be the opposite. If it's the latter, forget and let go of all the negative thoughts and remind yourself that you are a child of God and you are enough and doing well. + Where do you believe God wants you to focus your time and energy? + What choices do you need to make that will help you focus more on what God has planned for you? 🙏 *Have a blessed and great Life!* 🙏 ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYiE7oVYDsygj75RjbUm2Be3Mr2KA4juX8uAJ2rhWZ9Fq/image.png) ^{If you like my content, don't forget to}⚡UPVOTE ^{this post
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