Hi Everyone! Just want to share with you what I received in my e-mail from Hazelden this morning. Some good reminders to take even the New Year one day at a time!
Best to all,
~seachange
Today's thought is:
Reflection for the Day
In the old days, I saw everything in terms of forever. Endless hours were spent rehashing old mistakes. I tried to take comfort in the forlorn hope that tomorrow would be "different." As a result, I lived a fantasy life in which happiness was all but nonexistent. No wonder I rarely smiled and hardly ever laughed aloud. Do I still think in terms of "forever"?
Today I Pray
May I set my goals for the new year not at the year-long mark, but one day at a time. My traditional New Year's resolutions have been so grandly stated and so soon broken. Let me not weaken my resolve by stretching it to cover "forever" or even one long year. May I reapply it firmly each new day. May I learn not to stamp my past mistakes with that indelible word, "forever." Instead, may each single day in each new year be freshened by my newfound hope.
You know I found myself as normal thinking today I cannot go through another holiday like that. I know where that thinking leads me. I do not know what 2006 has in store for me. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs. I just have to think about today rather than catastophizing the future already that gets me in a lot of trouble. Sure I can make plans, put intentions out there but I am not in charge anymore I turned that over to hp.
Hi Everyone! Just want to share with you what I received in my e-mail from Hazelden this morning. Some good reminders to take even the New Year one day at a time!
Best to all,
~seachange
Today's thought is:
Reflection for the Day
In the old days, I saw everything in terms of forever. Endless hours were spent rehashing old mistakes. I tried to take comfort in the forlorn hope that tomorrow would be "different." As a result, I lived a fantasy life in which happiness was all but nonexistent. No wonder I rarely smiled and hardly ever laughed aloud. Do I still think in terms of "forever"?
Today I Pray
May I set my goals for the new year not at the year-long mark, but one day at a time. My traditional New Year's resolutions have been so grandly stated and so soon broken. Let me not weaken my resolve by stretching it to cover "forever" or even one long year. May I reapply it firmly each new day. May I learn not to stamp my past mistakes with that indelible word, "forever." Instead, may each single day in each new year be freshened by my newfound hope.
Today I Will Remember
Happy New Day.
You are reading from the book:
A Day at a Time (Softcover) by Anonymous
You know I found myself as normal thinking today I cannot go through another holiday like that. I know where that thinking leads me. I do not know what 2006 has in store for me. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs. I just have to think about today rather than catastophizing the future already that gets me in a lot of trouble. Sure I can make plans, put intentions out there but I am not in charge anymore I turned that over to hp.
Maresie.