Creating your life

You guys all probably watched Mr. Rogers on TV when you were young.

After he died, Diane Sawyer, of TV's Good Morning America recalled his visits as a guest on that show and the words he repeated each time he departed: "Think about what you're doing today. This isn't just your job. It's your life you're creating."

There's something to that.  Each of us creates his life moment by moment, in the decisions we make and the things we do and the ways we react to the people we associate with.  That's because once we do something one way we tend to repeat ourselves and we fall into habits.

Sometimes these habits are good and sometimes bad.  But good or bad they become the pattern and the color and the fabric of your life.

So I'll close tonight with Mr. Rogers' words:  "Think about what you're doing today.  It's your life you're creating."

Courtesy of:

Mark W. Arend, Scoutmaster

Troop 736

Beaver Dam, Wisc