When I came into A.A., was I a desperate person? Did I have a soul-sickness? Was I so sick of myself and my way of living that I couldn't stand looking at myself in the mirror? Was I ready for A.A.? Was I ready to try anything that would help me to get sober and to try to get over my soul-sickness? Should I ever forget the condition I was in?
Meditation for the Day ~
In the new year, I will live one day at a time. I will make each new day one of preparation for better things ahead. I will not dwell on the past or the future, only on the present. I will bury every fear of the future, all thoughts of unkindness and bitterness, all my dislikes, my resentments, my sense of failure, my disappointments in others and in myself, my gloom and my despondency. I will leave all these things buried and go forward, in this new year, into a new life.
Prayer for the Day ~
I pray that God will guide me one day at a time in the new year. I pray that for each day, God will supply the wisdom and the strength that I need.
Hazelden
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
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In the new year, I will live one day at a time. I will make each new day one of preparation for better things ahead. I will not dwell on the past or the future, only on the present. I will bury every fear of the future, all thoughts of unkindness and bitterness, all my dislikes, my resentments, my sense of failure, my disappointments in others and in myself, my gloom and my despondency. I will leave all these things buried and go forward, in this new year, into a new life.
the prescription for having a great day right there. when I moved back to FL in '92, I had 3 years sobriety, and I was complaining about the differences between Virginia and Florida (like any good nuerotic would). St. Petersburg has 360 days of sunshine a year, sure it might rain for an hour here and there.
So I was complaining that there weren't enough cloudy days, and I needed a good cloudy day now and then to accompany my gloomyness, I thought at that time. I was so conditioned to regularly feeling depressed that I wanted the weather to cooperate and had issues with that and it took a couple more years to get a glimpse of sanity. How complicated this "one day at a time" stuff really is. Can I make myself think about nothing but today today?
Thanks for your thoughts, Dean. I really appreciate them. This is my aim for today ~ to live successfully within it. To let go of each moment as it passes & take what there is to be had in learning & to let the rest go as something I can no longer change. All I can do now is live each moment well & let each go without self-punishing. To know that I will get it better next time as I learn as I go. This frees up my headspace for handing over & concentrating on the moment I am in & being ready for the next moment. Thank God for letting go or I'd never get anywhere. Freedom from bondage. Just for Today. Thankyou for continuing in your recovery & being here to share it. Danielle x
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