When we catch self-pity starting, we can take action against it with instant bookkeeping. For every entry of misery on the debit side, we find a blessing we can mark on the credit side. What health we have, what illnesses we don't have, what friends we have loved, the sunny weather, a good meal a-coming, limbs intact, kindnesses shown and received, a sober 24 hours, a good hour's work, a good book to read, and many other items can be totaled up to outbalance the debit entries that cause self-pity.
Reprinted from Living Sober, Page 58, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
Thought to Ponder....
Self-pity--the handmaiden of John Barleycorn.
Recovery Related Acronym
P A C E = Positive Attitudes Change Everything.
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
