Sasha Is a Monster

My friend passed along this poem (not really a poem, I guess, but still) and I absolutely love it.

Just for today, I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle my whole life problem
at once. I can do something for twelve hours
that would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes to
be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that
“most folks are as happy as they make up
their minds to be.”

ust for today, I will try to strengthen my mind.
I will study. I will learn something useful.
I will not be a mental loafer. I will read
something that requires effort, thought and
concentration.

Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own
desires. I will take my “luck” as it comes,
and fit myself to it.

Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three
ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and
not get found out. I will do at least two
things I don’t want to–just for exercise.
I will not show anyone that my feelings are
hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not
show it

Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look
as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low,
act courteously, criticize not one bit, not
find fault with anything and not try to improve
or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today, I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.

Just for today, I will have a quiet half hour all
by myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime, I will try to get a better perspective
of my life.

Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I
will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful,
and to believe that as I give to the world, so
the world will give to me.

I love it, especially the part I left in bold. I am going to try to do one kind thing each day, anonymously. I am also going to try to do two things each day that I don’t want to do.

I’m open to suggestions of kind things I can do without getting found out. (Apparently if anyone else knows you did this kind thing, it doesn’t count and you have to do another one.) Any thoughts?

Also, things I don’t want to do: I’m thinking, like, my job doesn’t count here, right? Because I would have to do that. So I’m thinking things like doing a load of laundry, cleaning my car, paying a parking ticket, giving someone a ride, apologizing to someone I’ve hurt, etc. But I could def use suggestions on all of these!

I’m going to try doing this every day for a week and see how it works out. Will keep y’all posted!!