~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
06/12 REFLECTIONS FOR THE DAY
Many of us have had difficulty ridding ourselves of the ravages of guilt. In my own case, during the early days in The Program, I either misunderstood certain of the Steps, or tried to apply them to quickly and too eagerly. The result was that I increased my feelings of guilt and worthlessness, rather than freeing myself as The Steps intend. Soon, though, I became at least willing to forgive myself, and I made a new beginning. I undertook all the soul-searching and cleansing Steps in our Program as they were intended to be taken, and not from a below-ground position of crippling hate and guilt. HAVE I MADE AMENDS TO MYSELF?
TODAY I PRAY
May I forgive myself, as God has forgiven me. May I know that if I am hanging onto an old satchel full of guilt, then I am not following the example He has shown me. If God can forgive me -- and He has demonstrated His forgiveness by leading me to his healing place -- then so can I. May I not begrudge myself what He has so generously offered.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
God forgives; so must I.
Many of us have had difficulty ridding ourselves of the ravages of guilt. In my own case, during the early days in The Program, I either misunderstood certain of the Steps, or tried to apply them to quickly and too eagerly. The result was that I increased my feelings of guilt and worthlessness, rather than freeing myself as The Steps intend. Soon, though, I became at least willing to forgive myself, and I made a new beginning. I undertook all the soul-searching and cleansing Steps in our Program as they were intended to be taken, and not from a below-ground position of crippling hate and guilt. HAVE I MADE AMENDS TO MYSELF?
TODAY I PRAY
May I forgive myself, as God has forgiven me. May I know that if I am hanging onto an old satchel full of guilt, then I am not following the example He has shown me. If God can forgive me -- and He has demonstrated His forgiveness by leading me to his healing place -- then so can I. May I not begrudge myself what He has so generously offered.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
God forgives; so must I.
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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