~~SPIRITUAL~~ A DAY AT A TIME

06/11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY Guilt is a cunning weapon in the armory of the addictive person which continues to lurk patiently inside each of us. We can use the weapon against ourselves in many subtle ways; it can be deftly wielded, for example, in an attempt to convince us that The Program doesn't really work. I have to protect myself constantly against guilt and self-accusations concerning my past. If necessary, I must constantly "re-forgive" myself, accepting myself as a mixture of good as well as bad. AM I STRIVING FOR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS? OR WILL I SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS THAN THE HUMAN IMPOSSIBILITY OF SPIRITUAL PERFECTION? TODAY I PRAY May I look inside myself now and then for any slow-burning, leftover guilt which can, when I'm unwary, damage my purpose. May I stop kicking myself and pointing out my own imperfections--all those lesser qualities which detract from the ideal and "perfect" me. May I no longer try to be unreachably, inhumanly perfect, but just spiritually whole. TODAY I WILL REMEMBER I am human--part good, part not-so-good. hugsss with love

How appropriate. That leftover guilt is a *****! I still deal with this in the form of the 'Food Demon' on a regular basis. And isn't it 'funny' how those old feelings of I'm-not-good-enough immediately lead me to thoughts of What-is-there-to-eat? Those old/bad thoughts lead immediately back to those old/bad habits.

Morning My Beautiful Friend