11
December
TODAY
“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.”— Mignon McLaughlin
I do not have to have courage for a lifetime, just for the moment. I am helped by the philosophy that teaches me to live one day at a time, one hour at a time, one moment at a time. It is too awesome to try to live my tomorrows today. Life is a process to be lived not a future to be anticipated.
For years I tried to anticipate what life had to throw at me, and I always came away confused, surprised and exhausted. I missed the joy of the moment by worrying about the future. What was he going to do? What happens if the police get involved? Will my mother telephone next week? Will my niece grow up to be alcoholic? Am I to blame? I had a thousand questions that I could not answer; nobody can answer for the future today.
I can only take responsibility for my life a day at a time. I developed the courage to face the moment and I became a winner.
May I avoid the temptation to seek the fantasy of tomorrow for the reality of today.
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