**SPIRITUAL** A DAY AT A TIME
TWO TODAY.. YESTERDAYS.. AND TODAYS. 
05/22
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I first listened to people in The Program talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned. Their stories of their own addictive escapades, of their own secret fears, and of their own gnawing loneliness were literally mind-blowing for me. I discovered -- and hardly dared believe it at first -- that I'M NOT ALONE. I'm not all that different from everybody else and, in fact, WE'RE ALL VERY MUCH THE SAME. I began to sense that I do belong somewhere, and my loneliness began to leave me. DO I TRY TO GIVE TO OTHERS WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN FREELY TO ME?
TODAY I PRAY
May I begin to see, as the life stories of my friends in The Program unfold for me, that our similarities are far more startling than our differences. As I listen to their accounts of addiction and recovery, may I experience often that small shock of recognition, a "hey-that's-me!" feeling that is quick to chase away my separateness. May I become a wholehearted member of the group, giving and taking in equal parts.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Sameness, not differences.
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05/23
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When newcomers to The Program experience the first startling feeling that they're truly among FRIENDS, they also wonder -- with almost a sense of terror -- if the feeling is real. Will it last? Those of us who've been in The Program a few years can assure any newcomer at a meeting that it is very real indeed, and that it DOES last. It's not just another false start, nor just a temporary burst of gladness to be followed, inevitably, by shattering disappointment. Am I CONVINCED THAT I CAN HAVE A GENUINE AND ENDURING RECOVERY FROM THE LONELINESS OF MY ADDICTION?
TODAY I PRAY
Please, God, let me not be held back by my fear of recurring loneliness. May I know that the openness which warms me in this group will not suddenly close up and leave me out. May I be ptatient with my fear, which is swollen with past disappointments and losses. May I know that the fellowship of the group will, in time, convince me that loneliness is never incurable.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Loneliness is curable.
HUGSSS WITH LOVE
05/22
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I first listened to people in The Program talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned. Their stories of their own addictive escapades, of their own secret fears, and of their own gnawing loneliness were literally mind-blowing for me. I discovered -- and hardly dared believe it at first -- that I'M NOT ALONE. I'm not all that different from everybody else and, in fact, WE'RE ALL VERY MUCH THE SAME. I began to sense that I do belong somewhere, and my loneliness began to leave me. DO I TRY TO GIVE TO OTHERS WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN FREELY TO ME?
TODAY I PRAY
May I begin to see, as the life stories of my friends in The Program unfold for me, that our similarities are far more startling than our differences. As I listen to their accounts of addiction and recovery, may I experience often that small shock of recognition, a "hey-that's-me!" feeling that is quick to chase away my separateness. May I become a wholehearted member of the group, giving and taking in equal parts.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Sameness, not differences.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
05/23
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When newcomers to The Program experience the first startling feeling that they're truly among FRIENDS, they also wonder -- with almost a sense of terror -- if the feeling is real. Will it last? Those of us who've been in The Program a few years can assure any newcomer at a meeting that it is very real indeed, and that it DOES last. It's not just another false start, nor just a temporary burst of gladness to be followed, inevitably, by shattering disappointment. Am I CONVINCED THAT I CAN HAVE A GENUINE AND ENDURING RECOVERY FROM THE LONELINESS OF MY ADDICTION?
TODAY I PRAY
Please, God, let me not be held back by my fear of recurring loneliness. May I know that the openness which warms me in this group will not suddenly close up and leave me out. May I be ptatient with my fear, which is swollen with past disappointments and losses. May I know that the fellowship of the group will, in time, convince me that loneliness is never incurable.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Loneliness is curable.
HUGSSS WITH LOVE It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
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