A DAY AT A TIME
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Why don't I spend part of today thinking abut my assets, rather than my liabilities? Why not think about victories, instead of defeats -- about the ways in which I am gentle and kind? It's always been my tendency to fall into a sort of cynical self-hypnosis, putting derogatory labels on practically everything I've done, said or felt. Just for today, I'll spend a quiet half hour trying to gain a more positive perspective on my life. Do I have the courage to change the things I can?
TODAY I PRAY
Through quietness and a reassessment of myself, may I develop a more positive attitude. If I am a child of God, created in His image, there must be goodness in me. I will think about that goodness, and the ways it manifests itself. I will stop putting myself down, even in my secret thoughts. I will respect what is God's. I will respect myself.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Self-respect is respect of God.
God,
Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The Courage to change the things I can.
And the wisdom to know the difference.
~Amen
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin