Filling My Glass

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mitchteemley

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Ah, the incessant question:

Is my glass half empty

or half full?

But the real question, I think,

is Who’s filling it?

(or emptying it)

Therefore, I choose to see my glass

(if it’s really even mine)

as neither half empty nor half full,

but as hopefull

No, wait—

back behind that, I think,

is the fact that, in order for my glass

to be any kind of full, I must be

prayerfull

And wait—

still further back than that is the fact

that there’s even a glass at all

Which, when I think about it, is

wonderfull

Which leads me, of course, to being

gratefull

And so, I think, it all comes down to this:

If I’m being truthfull

about wanting my glass to be truly full

I must empty it of myself

and make room

for the One who made it

Ω

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31 Responses to Filling My Glass

  1. Valerie Cullers says:
    March 31, 2019 at 1:58 pm

    You got it!!!

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  2. Lifestyle Prayers says:
    March 31, 2019 at 2:00 pm

    Amen. Wow! This is wonderfull! Well done!

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  3. anitashope says:
    March 31, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    Nice. Great process

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  4. smzang says:
    March 31, 2019 at 2:23 pm

    two thumbs up

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  5. trE says:
    March 31, 2019 at 3:45 pm

    This is such a great message for today!

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  6. My Way Home Life says:
    March 31, 2019 at 5:49 pm

    I love your thought process. 😊

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  7. fipwmum says:
    March 31, 2019 at 6:43 pm

    Great way to express it

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  8. Bill Sweeney says:
    March 31, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    Really good, Mitch.

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  9. Dani Ta says:
    April 1, 2019 at 4:36 am

    Well done, Mitch.

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  10. profsloan says:
    April 1, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Mitch, thank you for this post. It resonates with the psalmist’s sentiment:
    You make known to me the path of life; you fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand (Psalm 16:11)

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  11. Francina says:
    April 1, 2019 at 8:11 am

    Interesting train of thought , Mitch.

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  12. brilliantviewpoint says:
    April 1, 2019 at 8:12 am

    Very nice… was expecting an April Fool’s joke today… you know with your sense of humor!

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  13. BibleBloggerGirl says:
    April 1, 2019 at 3:10 pm

    That was beautifull ❤

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  14. revruss1220 says:
    April 1, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Yes! You nailed it yet again.

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  15. Stuart L. Tutt says:
    April 1, 2019 at 7:22 pm

    Loved this Mitch! Great post!

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  16. lynnabbott says:
    April 2, 2019 at 4:53 am

    Excellent insight, Mitch! And a great perspective for all of us to adopt! Thank you! 🙂

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  17. knabbler says:
    April 2, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Ah, a lovely reminder.

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  18. Dejah Williams says:
    April 7, 2019 at 7:55 pm

    Lovely😊

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  19. pick1solution says:
    April 11, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    The condition of the glass is not important. Would not the question be where is that which made the glass appear to be full?

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  20. eathealthyandbehealthier says:
    April 22, 2019 at 12:53 am

    great perspective

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