Thursday, February 18, 2021

Feb. 18, 2021 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

Hurried and worried until we’re buried
And there’s no curtain call,
Life’s a very funny proposition, after all.

— George M. Cohan

Often, when we involve ourselves in a whirlwind of activities, plans, and expectations, we push ourselves so hard that we don’t derive any satisfaction from success. We need to face our limitations. We can’t do everything we want. Even when we can do a great deal, if we overextend ourselves, take on too much, we will not enjoy ourselves, and there is no reason not to enjoy our work.

Our activities are part of what we are. If we choose to live in a frantic hurry, worrying about the next moment instead of this one, we’ll miss life entirely. Part of self-knowledge is learning to pace ourselves to our own speed, learning to set goals we can attain for each day. When we do this, we can say, “Now that I’ve completed this, I don’t have to do one more thing to feel worthwhile.”

Am I trying to do too much too fast?

Hazelden Foundation

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