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Saturday, May 17, 2014
You are reading from the book Today's Gift
Growth is the only evidence of life.
—John, Cardinal Newman
We should be thankful we can never reach complete serenity. If we could, we would never have the need to improve ourselves. We would stop growing, because there would be no reason to learn any more than we already know, and we would become bored. Even the things, which seem so serene in nature usually contain a struggle within. A lake, with a swan gliding slowly across it, seems a perfect picture of serenity. But, unseen below the surface, fish, turtles, and frogs struggle each day for survival.
The important thing is to accept the struggles as a part of the beauty of life, not as blemishes on it.
What struggles shall help me grow better today?
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Learning to say "No!" Doing first things first, which is my sobriety (soundness of mind). Without me, I have nothing. My family and friends don't have me either, they can't do it for me, they can be a support, but I need to be honest with myself, open my mind to new ideas and concepts, and be willing to go to any length to maintain that sobriety. No just putting down the drug, but applying the Steps to myself and remember recovery begins with me. We may not think we are addicts, but we live our life through others, we pick up people to fix and take care of. I am powerless over people, places, and things.
I can't stop my son from using, but I can pray for him and not enable him.