Live the magnificent life.

I know people -- some of 'em being my friends -- that have a nagging fear that something might go wrong in their lives. Maybe because they always try to get ahead of themselves. They project into a somewhat bleak future. I encourage them to stop it. To just live today. Happily. And not worry/fret about tomorrow. Instead, I remind them that they have dealt with life in a good manner so far. And there's no reason to doubt their future continuing to unfold nicely. Have confidence in the forthcoming twists and turns of life. Keep reminding themselves about what's going right. Enough of forebodings. Yes, things go wrong occasionally. But relatively minor things. They've been able to cope. Instead of magnifying the relatively little things that have gone wrong, put the emphasis and focus on the things going right. Try to be a romantic idealist. Magnify the magnificence of life. Remember, we are magnificent people. Live as such. --Jim Broede