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The Evening Muse │Life │Inspiration
Where Your Attention Goes Today Creates Your Tomorrow and the Life You Live
Focus your attention on what makes your day better.
Now and then, when waking up on a beautiful sunny day, I think about the quote by Publilius Syrus, a Roman writer who became well known for his humorous sayings, such as:
“Today is the pupil of yesterday.”
Perhaps, in Publilius day, such a saying would be humorous, but today we would say,
“Facts, now that’s real talk.”
The quote reminds me that life is continual, and each day is an opportunity to create, build, and learn something that will prepare us for the next stage in our journey. Many are too focused on our age and not focused on what we’ve done today that will matter tomorrow.
If our lives are not what we want them to be, we awaken each morning with the gift that allows us to do something about it. The gift is time and energy. We decide where we put our time and energy. If we want to focus our time and energy on the latest social media gossip, no shame; there is plenty available.
However, you don’t get to complain about everything you didn’t get done today or everything you wish you…
