The promises, the big ones,
or at least the most quoted ones
say we’ll not regret the past
nor wish to shut the door on it.
As to the future, we’re told
we have no power over it,
cannot change it today,
should not worry or fret or dread.
I understand it’s one day at a time,
that we only have today,

that tomorrow’s out of our reach
and yesterday’s slipped out of grasp.
But I’m stuck with the dregs
of yesterday and apprehension
about what I’m doing to day
and how it can make tomorrow suck.
Do I have to be stuck in today?
No. I have to be in today,
but stuck? No. The world is open,
the possibilities endless,
and I can be glad for that.
And I can be grateful.
Today I’m grateful that I heard or read
that listing gratitudes is meditation,
and as I seek God’s will for my life today
I can make today better by stopping,
by thanking, by thinking,
by accepting I’m not burdened
by yesterday or tomorrow,
and I can be glad there’s just today

to be glad.