Reflection for the Day
For a good part of my life, I saw things mostly in negative terms. Everything was serious, heavy, or just plain awful. Perhaps now I can truly change my attitude, searching out the winners in the Program who have learned how to live comfortably in the real world—without numbing their brains with mood-altering chemicals. If things get rough today, can I take a quiet moment and say to myself, as the philosopher Homer once said, “Bear patiently, my heart—for you have suffered heavier things…”?
Today I Pray
May the peace of God that passes all human understanding fill the place within me that once harbored my despair. May an appreciation for living—even for life’s trails—cancel out my old negative attitudes. During heart-heavy moments, help to remind me that my heart was once much heavier still.
Today I Will Remember
I, too, am a winner.
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