Reflection

“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” –The Dalai Lama

Prayer

Liberating God,

In the course of a day we are confronted with many events beyond our control. It’s tempting at times to feel helpless and choiceless, like victims of circumstance, pushed here and there and forced to adapt. When this kind of pessimism starts to swell in our hearts, help us to stop—right where we are—and remember the freedom within us. In freedom you made us and in freedom we live! Help us remember especially the power of attitude. And may we choose to stand up as people of hope and optimism, people who embrace the possibility of a better tomorrow while refusing to fall to despair. Amen.

Call to Action

Do I have a habit of pessimism in some area of life? Think of one thing I can do today to interrupt that script and reframe my attitude.