Firsts......

My Thought for this Day........We have all had many "firsts" in our lives. We've taken our first step, cut our first tooth, had a first best friend, gone to our first day of school, dribbled our first ball, had a first job, owned our first car......the list goes on and on. But I think it may be important to break each day into "firsts". What is your first thought? Is it positive? Is it one of gratefulness, or dread? Do you allow it to set the tone of your day? When is your first smile? Is it when you greet the first person you see,or hours later, when you hear the 5 o'clock bell ring and your workday is over? When is your first worry? Is it instantaneously upon waking, or do you hide those and not let them consume your every thought? I truly believe that each day is a brand new slate with many, many firsts, and our challenge is to realize that what was yesterday is gone. Today holds seconds, minutes and hours of new opportunities. Make that connection that needs to be made, do that chore you've been dreading, say those words to someone that should have been uttered months ago, help that person you know is in need, but haven't taken the time to lend a hand. What wonderful things "firsts" are, and how miraculous when we get "do-overs" to right wrongs. So today, I challenge you to make your firsts count, because truly nothing is guaranteed, and your firsts today may be your lasts.