Today I will think positively. Just because I manage to step on the cat’s tail as soon as I get out of bed does not mean it will be a bad day.
Today I will do my best to enjoy the day instead of dreading what may happen later.
Today I will not mourn those who are no longer here but instead celebrate the fact that I had them in my life at all.
Today I will not let my past dictate my future.
Today I will not regret the things I did in my past since they are in fact in the past and I cannot change them.
Today I will not look back and wonder “what if” but instead look at it and tell myself “it was bad, but you survived it.”
Today I will do my best to open up and give new people a chance of getting to know me, and in turn I will do my absolute best to get to know new people instead of jumping to conclusions.
Today I will not feel sorry for myself because at least I’m healthy (I hope), I have a roof over my head, a bed to fall asleep in, food in my refrigerator, people who love me and people that I love.
Today I will not be jealous of what other people have, but instead be thankful for what I have because it could be so much worse.
Today I will try to remember that living a life full of regrets is not really living.
Today I will finish my damned book even if it kills me.
Today I will not worry about what will happen tonight, but instead look at it for what it is. A chance to go out with some friends and socialize, which I do not do often enough.
Today is a new day, filled with new opportunities. Live each one to the fullest. 
These are wonderful things to remember.
It is always hard to remember to do them. How did it turn out!
Easier said than done. The day went ok, it was nice to put into writing all the things I wanted the day to be even if that wasn’t how the day turned out.
It sounds like a change from the glass being half empty to it being half full. I am never very successful in making that transition.
That apparently makes two of us.
So how was your day?
Could have been better if I had listened to my own damned advice.
I love this post. It is a beautiful reminder to look at life in a positive light. Did you finish your book?
They are all great things for me to look at and hope for, it just happens that they didn’t happen for me on that day. And no, I did not finish the damned book until Tuesday morning.