Dear Xanga Universe,

     Today was a rather odd experience, as many are, and I had to relearn a rather important concept that I often forget.  This simple idea is that each day is exactly what you make of it.  Regardless of what happens over the course of your waking hours, you have the power to decide whether your day will be of the good variety or the better variety.  I say only "good" and "better" because every day is good simply because it is an incredible gift.  It can be difficult to remember this, especially when you are stuck at work or you realize that you are heading toward the end of a long friendship or your car door just will not open because cars can be vindictive in that way, but I think that times like these can serve to remind us that we have a choice to despair or to pick up the fragments, smile, and continue to trudge on. 

     I know there is a lot in my life that could hold me in despair, as I am sure of the same for anyone else.  Sometimes even the smallest things can completely overwhelm.  The funny thing about despair, though, is that it is a simple mistake.  No one knows what a new dawn will hold in store.  No one can tell with a perfect certainty what tomorrow will bring, so, in the fact that you don't know, there is hope.  You don't know that there won't be some good in the coming day.  There is hope that always tomorrow will be better.  And you know what?  There is a good chance that it won't be.  But there is also a good chance that it will. 

     Yes, I've certainly had better days.  In all honesty today was not so horrible that I could not get through.  I have a lot on my mind and there are some pretty big decisions coming up.  Choosing what to do with the next phase of your life can be mind boggling.  I've been putting it off until the last possible moment and it has finally caught up with me.  I've realized that God doesn't always tell you what to do with your life.  A lot of things He lets you decide on your own, and it may be that any of the paths that you decide would be the right one.  Just remember that whatever you decide...make the most of it.  Carpe diem!