A Daily Inventory

A Daily Inventory
 
Did I stop to smell the flowers,
     And appreciate the small things along the way
Did I look for the good in people,
     That I met along the way?
 
Did I see the beauty in God’s creation,
     As in the thing created by man,
Did I count each day the blessings,
     In my life since it began?
 
Did I listen with caring and compassion,
     And walk in another’s shoes,
Did I offer a shoulder to lean on,
     Did I practice the Golden Rule?
 
Did I kill my anger in its early stages
     Before it had time to sprout,
And grow to its full maturity,
     Where love is crowded out?
 
Did I blindfold my eyes from Life’s sunshine,
     To avoid the pain that comes from Life’s nights,
To only live in the ugliness of darkness,
     Never to see the beauty of morning’s light?
 
Did I let my heart seek vision and purpose,
     When I was lonely and filled with fear,
Did I stop and ask God for directions,
     Did I give hurt time-out for tears?
 
Did I practice the words, “I’m Sorry,”
     And try to correct wrongs to make them right,
Did I forgive the ones who’ve hurt me,
     Before I fall asleep at night? 
 
By Mildred Bettag
 
Image shown: Myosotis sylvatica, commonly known as the Wood Forget-Me-Not or Woodland Forget-Me-Not or simply Forget-Me-Nots.