Monday, October 17, 2022

Oct. 17, 2022 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Monday, Oct. 17, 2022

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

Reflection for the Day

My progress in recovery depends in large measure on my attitude, and my attitude is up to me. It’s the way I decide to look at things. Nobody can force an attitude on me. For me, a good attitude is a point of view unclouded by self-pity and resentments. There will be stumbling blocks in my path, without a doubt. But the program has taught me that stumbling blocks can be turned into stepping-stones for growth.

Do I believe, as Tennyson put it, “that men may rise on stepping-stones of their dead selves to higher things”?

Today I Pray

May my Higher Power help me cultivate a healthy attitude toward myself, the program, and other people. Higher Power, keep me from losing my spiritual stabilizers, which keep me level in purpose and outlook. Let me ignore self-pity, discouragement, and my tendency to overdramatize. Let no dead-weight burden throw me out of balance.

Today I Will Remember

I can’t be discouraged with my Higher Power on my side.

Hazelden Foundation

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