April 14
Our principles determine our behavior.
Giving other people power over our actions, and not respecting or remembering our own values, is part of our problem. If she uses drugs again, we get mad and hurt. If he fails to come home when promised, we get anxious and imagine the worst. For years, perhaps, we have let the behavior of others control how we feel and what we do. We simply reacted without thinking.
Our friends in the program remind us there is another way to live. We can decide how we want to act. Pausing for a moment before reacting to any affront or situation will give us a chance to take charge of ourselves and thus our actions. In the process, we’ll begin redefining or recalling the values that are important to us. Learning to live by our values will simplify every action we’ll take today.
Going to my own core for guidance on who I will be today will help me to know peace.
Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own, Meditations on Hope and Acceptance
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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