Good Days

Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”  Luke 5:26

The wife of one of my coaching friends has recently undergone surgery to have a cancerous tumor removed. All has gone as well with her surgery and treatment as can be hoped for but the last few days for this couple has been very stressful. My friend and I were talking about the many people around this earth who spend endless days with the reality of a loved one who has been diagnosed with cancer. My friend talked about, even with the frightening news of her illness, she would not allow herself to have a bad day. She knows that, regardless of her trial, there is someone who is struggling with a much larger issue.

I thought about our conversation throughout the day and later talked to our football team. We talked about how, as football players, we often wake up to a day of workouts, classes, meetings, and practice. These are often long and tiring days but we forget how blessed we are to be able to physically and mentally be a part of something worthwhile and exciting. We talked about the many people on this earth who truly are having bad days. They are waking up to a day of illness, pain, family issues, or personal loss. They would trade their best day for our worst day.

I know I have also at times allowed a single bad event during my day ruin the entire day. I decided a while ago to try to never have a bad day. I have bad parts to my day but I don’t want a single bad moment to ruin my day. It has not worked as well as I had hoped, but I am working on it. I hear people say all the time, “this is a horrible day”. I always think, you are still walking and talking so it must not have been horrible. It may have had a bad moment, but it is not totally bad. I really cannot say that I have ever had a bad day when I think about it. I have had my share of bad moments and some have taken up most of the day, but I was breathing at the end of the day and I still had my family when it was over. We have all had bad parts to many days and I am sure there will be many more bad parts to future days. My prayer today is to not let a day go by that I do not find the good. Sometimes we have to look real hard but it is there if we look close. Have you ever thought about your life like this? If you live to be 80 years old, that is only 29,200 days. I have already used over half of mine! If I allow even two days a month to be bad days that is 1,920 total bad days in my life. That is also a little over 5 years worth of bad days in my life. Search for the good today and rejoice in what you see and hear. Maybe it is the changing of the season coming soon, the stars at night, or a few moments with a friend or loved one, but find something that at the end of the day you can say, this was a good day, overall.


Have a Great Day!

Chad