Friday, June 16, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Finish each day and be done with it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Often we want to carry the worries or the successes of today into tomorrow. As we put our heads on our pillows, we need to let go of today. Each new day needs to begin with a fresh mind. Each new day deserves our full attention. The purpose of the Tenth Step is to allow us to concentrate our energies on the present. Worries, past and future, scatter our energies. Step Ten helps us keep our energies focused and available for today.
Why is this important? It is only in the present that we can truly connect with others and our Higher Power. The present is our gateway to the eternal. Worries and even successes make us less able to step across this gateway into a better relationship with our Higher Power and others. We need to allow ourselves to travel light into tomorrow.
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me live in the present. Help me develop more and more willingness to live in the moment.
Today’s Action
Today I will use the Tenth Step to think about where I am with the world and change the things I can, let go of the things I need to, and recommit to living in the present.
Hazelden Foundation
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