Seize the Day by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Life C ach Seize the Day

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

The sun comes up.

The moon recedes.

It’s another day.

Do you embrace it or dread it?

It all depends.

Are the kids asleep – or alternatively, did they get up, get dressed, make themselves lunch, and get on the bus, all by themselves.

Or better yet, did your husband help them with all of it?! And even promise to come home and do homework with them tonight!

Or

Is the market having a turnaround? Is everything poised to really go up today?! And did you just have the feeling that would happen – yesterday!

Or

Are you off today and going to a spa for the entire day. Massage, facial, the works! Or are you heading to the beach for a day in the sun with a good book to read?

Things can really be good. And that can make the day fantastic.

But, guess what? Things can be iffy. As they sometimes are.

Yet, we can embrace it anyway.

I can only plan and try.

How?

It’s all in the attitude.

Maybe the day will go better than you think.

Maybe your husband will surprise you and come home to do homework with the kids.

And maybe a masseuse will walk up to you and say you look tense, stressed. And guess what? She needs to practice her newest skills, no charge, on someone – are you in?

Or maybe this day is the day things will turn around – in a good way.

The one thing I know for a fact is that I cannot truly guarantee the outcome. I can only plan and try.

Wait – I can control something: my attitude!

So if I want sunshine to grace each one of my days, I know it’s my job to bring it in and radiate it out. It’s my job to bring out the best in what each day offers.

We think hard work, brains, proper planning, right time, right place – all that is what it takes. And it can help.

But the best real guarantee for a great day and a great outcome is our perspective.

Whether the sun is visible or not that day, the sun shines through if you help it.

And if you can do that, then why not embrace each day?!

Rivki Rosenwald is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist working with both couples and individuals and is a certified relationship counselor. Rivki is a co-founder and creator of an effective Parent Management of Adolescent Years Program. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or at rivkirosenwald@gmail.com.