~~SPIRITUAL~~ A DAY AT A TIME

AUGUST 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY Inventory-taking isn't always done in red ink. It's a rare day when we haven't done something right. As I uncover and face my shortcomings, my many good qualities will be revealed to me also, reminding me that they have the same reality as my faults. Even when we've tried hard and failed, for instance, we can chalk that up as one of the greatest credits of all. I'll try to appreciate my good qualities, because they not only offset the faults, but give me a foundation on which to grow. It's just as self-deceptive to discount what's good in us as to justify what is not. CAN I TAKE COMFORT IN MY POSITIVE QUALITIES, ACCEPTING MYSELF AS A FRIEND? TODAY I PRAY If I find only defects when I look in that Fourth Step mirror, may I be sure that I am missing something - namely my good points. Although my ultra-modesty may be approved socially, may I learn that it is just as dishonest as rationalizing away my faults. Even an out-and-out failure, if examined from all sides, may turn up a plus along with the obvious minuses. TODAY I WILL REMEMBER To give myself, if not an A for effort, at least an average B minus. hugs with love