Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.
Note to myself:
No one can smile for you or laugh for you when you are about to. It is you who will do it when that time comes. No one else can decide that for you but you. Besides that moment is not going to last long. So when you get it, enjoy it and make it simmer into your experience until it becomes your nature. Deciding to be joyful should not feel like a chore nor should make you look crazy. Do not rush out of it to get back in being serious again. Be easy with things and nice things will flow on your path. Be simple, easy and light because it's good to feel good.
