Poem: Just for Today

I would like to share with you a beautiful text message from Apple, a good friend from college.

Just for today, decide to be happy

To live with what is yours,

If you can't have what you want,

Maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today, decide to be kind,

Be cheerful, be agreeable, be understanding.

Be your best. Dress your best.

Talk softly, look for the bright side of things,

Praise people instead of criticizing them.

Just for today, try it.

After all, it's just for a day.

Who knows you might like it and do it agen tomorrow.

Just for today.

Yup, the whole thing in a text message! Of course, with abbreviations here and there. Isn't she sweet? That's about 2 or 3 pesos for that message and I bet she did not send it only to me!

She sent it to me in June last year and, until now, I have not erased that message from my phone. When I'm queuing up in the bank or waiting for my daughter to come out from her classroom, it's good to have something good to read. When I just feel like "bitching" up, I sometimes remember the text/poem and it does help for me to keep my cool. These are the kinds of text messages you really want to spread around!

Have a great day, even just for today!