Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. — Benjamin Spock, MD
Our addiction put us in a downward spiral of bad behavior and bad feelings. With all that negativity in our life history, how can we trust ourselves?
That’s where the fellowship of recovery comes in. We learn to trust ourselves by opening up our thoughts and feelings to others and listening to their feedback. With their help, we sort through the beliefs and attitudes we have picked up over the years. We keep some, fix some, and throw some away.
We need to trust ourselves. As we dig deeper into what we really know, believe, and want — what gives us purpose — we will find that we are good people, and we know more than we think we do.
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me remember that sometimes bad things happen to good people, and that at times good people make bad decisions — but that is part of life’s journey and not a judgment on who we are. Help me trust that I am a good person, and that I have value.
Today’s Action
Today I will write down ten good things I know about myself. Then I will put my hand over my heart and read these ten things to myself, out loud.
Hazelden Foundation
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