~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
08/04 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
One of the best ways to get out of the self-pity trap is to do some "instant bookkeeping." For every entry of misery on the debit side of our ledger, we can surely find a blessing to mark on the credit side: the health we enjoy, the illnesses we don't have, the friends who love us and who allow us to love them, a clean and sober 24 hours, a good day's work. If we but try, we can easily list a whole string of credits that will far outweigh the debit entries which cause self-pity. IS MY EMOTIONAL BALANCE ON THE CREDIT SIDE TODAY?
TODAY I PRAY
May I learn to sort out my debits and credits, and add it all up. May I list my several blessings on the credit side. May my ledger show me, when all is totaled, a fat fund of good things to draw on.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I have blessings in my savings.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin