I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY

I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU TODAY.

That statement can be one of the most enduring phrases you can share with someone or hear from them.

That is so kind, so…thoughtful; unless the follow-up words describe how much they despise you or how angry they become when they think about you.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

Thoughts. We all have them. Some fewer than others.

The same is true of Feelings. We all have them in different shades of emotions.

I have been thinking a lot lately. More than usual.

Most likely, I have had thoughts about you. Good thoughts!

Thoughts of gratitude. Thoughts of laughter. Thoughts of tears. Thoughts of concern. Thoughts of good memories. Thoughts of future time together.

Thoughts of missing you. Thoughts of being with you.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

Contemplative thoughts about the distant past. Anticipatory thoughts of the impending future with its desired experiences but unknown reality.

Wasted thoughts about the “What-ifs” which do not exist in the past or future…and never will.

Sometimes I get lost in my thoughts. At other moments, I cannot find a single thought in this dummies’ dungeon of darkness.

Lately, I have been cramming as many thoughts into my day as possible. Melancholy thoughts. Happy thoughts. Tender thoughts. Tough thoughts.

Thoughts blur reality and fantasy—where dreams long to be real, and reality sometimes feels unreal.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

Why do some thoughts remain stored securely in my memory bank, while others fade away, never to return?

And speaking of outer space, some of my thoughts venture into new frontiers to boldly go where my thoughts have never gone before. See? A strange Star Trek thought just popped up.

Thoughts do travel farther than we realize. Where do our last and lost thoughts go?

That is a rhetorical question. I know where God sends my thoughts. They are schematically connected to my wife.

I can hear her now. “I know exactly what you are thinking.”

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

My thoughts move in slow and rapid cycles concerning Life, Death, and Eternity. Thoughts about so little time. So much time. Forever time.

My thoughts wonder how years of time can go by so fast while I stare at the seconds on a clock timer moving so slowly.

I sort through cluttered memories to recall my earliest childhood thought. This process presents some confusion, as I sometimes find it difficult to remember even my most recent thoughts.

As I was saying…What was I saying?

That raises another questionable thought. When I remember something, did I just find my lost thought where I misplaced it?

I know a thought initiates an action, but I am convinced that I hear some people’s words that did not think first.

While my thoughts digress, I wonder why a new thought is also one’s last thought? Hmmm…Think about that.

Back to my thoughts about my thoughts.

Why do my thoughts remember a version of me who no longer exists? I knew better than to still try that.

OK. Back to my thoughts about my thoughts, just a little more disappointed…and injured. I really thought I could still do that.

Thoughts influence emotions and actions.

I am thankful for new thoughts. I tend to dwell on angry or embittered thoughts for too long. Why focus on those things when there are so many beautiful, joyful, and wonderful things to think about?

My thoughts often need fresh perspectives. Negative thoughts tend to linger and take root like weeds in a flower bed. Bad thoughts will not go away on their own. Neither do they dissipate because you do not like them.

Negative thoughts must be replaced. That is right. A new thought chases away the last thought. Think about the things that are good. The worrisome thoughts will flee into some cyberspace storage unit.

Try it and remember to turn off the recycle button.

My best thoughts are overwhelmed with the magnitude of God’s unending thoughts concerning me.

God’s thoughts of me exceed the immeasurable number of grains of sand in this world. God’s thoughts of me surpass the countless multitude of stars in this universe. (Psalm 139:17-18)

God’s thoughts of me mean I always have a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)

I am a God-Admirer. I need to use more of my thoughts to express that to you and to God.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

Those are God’s words of love to me…every morning…every day…every night.

God’s Word can shape my thoughts.

You become like you think in your heart (Proverbs 23:7)

Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any excellence and if anything is worthy of praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8).

That is great advice for God-centered thoughts.

God’s Word will give you a new mind with better thoughts. Then you will know what God wants you to do. And the things you do will be good and pleasing and perfect (Romans 12:2).

I am following through with more of my thoughts…at least the good ones…Ha!

When I think of you, I stop and pray for you. I pray a prayer of gratitude for your part in my life. I pray for God’s mercy and help in your life circumstances.

I text more to say, “EYES UP! LOVE YOU!”

Every time I send out a Winsday Wisdom, it comes with my thoughts of love and prayer. Each e-mail arrives with an unspoken “I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.”

I am getting older every second of every day. My thoughts are becoming more sentimental, more loving, more grateful, more hopeful.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.

GOD THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY!

EYES UP! We both love you very much.

Before I finish, I also thought about this.

Do you realize every language started as a thought of some gibberish until one person convinced other people that what he/she said was a real word?

From bum to beatnik, jazz to rock ‘n’ roll, groovy to disco, fruit punch to flower power. Each began with a thought.

That thought is far out or at least a long moonshot. So is baby doll or cougar. Oops. I just had a senior moment.

Wow! Senior moment. Who was the first to come up with that phrase? I bet they do not remember!

Do you see what I mean?

Be careful. One thought might end up going viral and then the next one, you bite the dust.

As for me and my thoughts, I have much for which to be thankful.

I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.