Saturday, May 29, 2021

May 29, 2021 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

Reflection for the Day

What wonderful things could happen in my life if I could get rid of my natural impulse to justify my actions. Is honesty so deeply repressed under layers of guilt that I can’t release it to understand my motives? Being honest with ourselves isn’t easy. It’s difficult to search out why I had this or that impulse and, more importantly, why I acted upon it. Nothing makes us feel so vulnerable as to give up the crutch of “the alibi,” yet my willingness to be vulnerable will go a long way toward helping me grow in the program.

Am I becoming more aware that self- deception multiplies my problems?

Today I Pray

May my Higher Power remove my urge to make excuses. Help me to face up to the realities that surface when I am honest with myself. Help me to know, as certainly as day follows sunrise, that my difficulties will be lessened if I can only trust my Higher Power’s will.

Today I Will Remember

I will be willing to do my Higher Power’s will.

Hazelden Foundation

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