Reflection on Counting Blessings. . .
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.
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.
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Laureen, this is beautiful. My DH & I have been so blessed. We had our hard times. DH had cancer in 1988, I had cancer in 2001, the same year my younger died from the same thing. Our kids went through some horrible times, one of my grandaughters had cancer & wasn't supposed to survive. SO far she has beat the odds. I don't know how we made it, except for prayer & great family.
Please I may not post to all, but you are all in my prayers.
Nan
Please I may not post to all, but you are all in my prayers.
Nan
I learned a wonderful 10th Step in Celebrate Recovery that fits in will with this post. Every night before bed, I ask myself the following questions:
What did I do right today? (There's always a lot of stuff! I didn't drink; made a meeting; cooked for my family; helped with homework; worked hard; etc.)
Where did I blow it? (Yesterday I ate something off my plan. It's usually nothing as horrible as I imagined I did.)
Do I owe anyone an apology?
Did anyone hurt me? Do I need to forgive someone?
Was I honest?
This keeps me right-sized and also lets me know that I don't get everything wrong, the way my mind likes to think I do.
What did I do right today? (There's always a lot of stuff! I didn't drink; made a meeting; cooked for my family; helped with homework; worked hard; etc.)
Where did I blow it? (Yesterday I ate something off my plan. It's usually nothing as horrible as I imagined I did.)
Do I owe anyone an apology?
Did anyone hurt me? Do I need to forgive someone?
Was I honest?
This keeps me right-sized and also lets me know that I don't get everything wrong, the way my mind likes to think I do.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
another one worthy of printing and sending to you know who - however i won't--gosh ---these are all so wonderful! my customer last saturday was the gal *****ally puts my money/landlord woes in perspective!
laureen thanx so much!!!!!!!!
i need to check my "savings" balance daily!
laureen thanx so much!!!!!!!!
i need to check my "savings" balance daily!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
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