State of Mind
State Of Mind: Noun phrase : a person's emotional state : mood // He's in a bad/good state of mind. My son's school has a motto that they say over and over with their students and staff that states, "Make it a great day, or not, the choice is yours!" I really like this for a number of reasons, one of which is because it irritates my moody teen. I understand that on some level because it is annoying to have a Pollyanna in your ear when you are channeling your best Debbie Downer. Or in his case, Gloomy Gus. And dang, all of you readers with teenagers know Debbie and Gus, right?! Like, intimately. They sometimes seem like our constant companions, don't they? Sure enough. However, I read something recently from Oswald Chambers that I thought was worth sharing as we prepare for Thanksgiving this week. November 23rd The Distraction of Contempt "What we must beware of is not damage to our belief in God but damage to our Christian disposition or state of mind.