December
My life is a little bit like the jazz music I play. I stretch and explore and make some mistakes.
~ Betty MacDonald
Why are we so ashamed when we make mistakes? On occasion, we may negatively judge other people for their failures, but most of the time we hardly notice them. Surely the same must be true for our failings. While we see our mistakes as glaringly evident, others give them barely a thought. We are far too absorbed in needing to be perfect.
This recovery program gives us the opportunity to change how we think and act. Maybe our family of origin heaped shame on us when we weren’t perfect, but we don’t have to continue this pattern.
Working on one behavior we’d like to change, one day at a time, gives us hope that we can make progress. Listening to the women we have come to admire in this program leaves little doubt that we can be successful in this pursuit. They have done it. We can too.
I am not perfect. I am willing to work on my short-comings today. That’s enough to satisfy my Higher Power. And me.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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