Who Shall I Be Today?

“Who shall I be today? The answer is more obvious than the question. Of course I’m going to be me. Me yesterday, me today, me forever. But if I were to start my day with the question “Who shall I be today?” I’d have to start with a decision bigger than Honey Nut Cheerios or Rice Chex. Actually the choice would be a commitment, which is a lot to expect in the first moments of consciousness. A momentous moment to be sure. How about this? Today I will be a person who pays as much attention to the interests and concerns of others as to my own. Would I push the unity-of-humanity gauge a little higher? Or maybe this. Today I will never lose patience. And nobody gets hurt. Or this. Today I will take the first steps to meet others. Would there be one more warm smile in the world? While brushing my teeth, I decide to make it a gargantuan day despite its paltry twenty-four hours.

Sr. Mary Valerie Schneider, SND is a Sister of Notre Dame of the Toledo Ohio Province. She has graciously given us permission to use to her blogs and to spread the good Word. Visit ToledoSND.org

Sr. Mary Valerie Schneider, SND is a Sister of Notre Dame of the Toledo Ohio Province. She has graciously given us permission to use to her blogs and to spread the good Word. Visit ToledoSND.org