~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT TIME

01/29 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I used to imagine my life as a grotesque abstract painting: a montage of crises framed by end-upon-end catastrophes.  My days all were grey and my thoughts greyer still.  I was haunted by dread and nameless fears.  I was filled with self-loathing.  I had no idea who I was, what I was, or why I was.   I miss none of those feelings.  Today, step by step, I am discovering myself and learning that I can be free to be me.  AM I GRATEFUL FOR MY NEW LIFE?  HAVE I TAKEN THE TIME TO THANK GOD TODAY FOR THE FACT THAT I AM CLEAN AND SOBER -- AND ALIVE?

TODAY I PRAY
May calm come to me after the turmoil and nightmares of the past.  As my fears and self-hatred dissipate, may the things of the spirit replace them.  For in the spiritual world, as in the material world, there is no empty space.  May I be filled with the spirit of my Higher Power.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Morning scatters nightmares.