Prayer upon rising…..

by Rod Smith

Prayer upon rising

May I…..

be a source of healing, not hurt or injury.

learn to be more patient and loving with the people closest to me.

value people more than things.

apologize sincerely and efficiently when I wrong others.

learn to respect and love myself without being self-indulgent, self-absorbed or self-centered.

be immovable about matters of personal integrity, yet flexible and understanding when others do not do what is right and good.

learn to switch off or ignore my phone when I am face-to-face with anyone.

listen more than I speak.

be generous.

consistently spend less than I earn.

learn to define myself, not others.

learn to hold my tongue when tempted to gossip.

have growing clarity about what is and what is not my business and the power to mind my own business.

keep my word.

learn to promote the strengths of others even if it means stepping aside so others may get ahead.

learn to live in the present and design a great future rather than dwell upon the way things were or could have been.

Let it be…….

A favorite picture of Thulani and me
A favorite photograph of Nate and me
And, well, one of ….. me

One Comment to “Prayer upon rising…..”

  1. Jean's avatar

    Brilliant brilliant brilliant And I love the photos of you 3…you are all absolutely gorgeous looking dudes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕💕💕

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