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bluidkiti · 03-26-2025, 05:38 AM

March 26

It is better to begin in the evening than not at all.

~English Proverb

At times, we addicts feel bad that we lost years to our illness. We've wasted time, money, and energy on our addiction. Those days are gone. Let us not look behind except when our program and the Steps ask us to. We only look behind to see the mistakes we made for one reason - in order to not make them again.

Today we look forward. Today is a day to celebrate and live our sobriety to its fullest. We should embrace each moment of sobriety and live it with dignity and integrity. When we do this, we increase our chances of being sober tomorrow. Each day that we act from care instead of from self-pity, we learn how to be caring. If we are thankful this evening for today's sobriety, we increase our chances of having gratitude follow us into tomorrow.
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, help me to have gratitude for each moment of sobriety as they add up into days, weeks, months, and years. Help me to see that my future depends on how well I surrender to you in the moment. Help me to use the evenings to look forward, not behind me.
Today's Action

I will write out six ways that my life and world will be better as I stay sober one day, one moment at a time.

Today's reading is from the book God Grant Me: More Daily Meditations from the Authors of Keep It Simple*

03-26-2025, 05:38 AM	#29
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,622	March 26 It is better to begin in the evening than not at all. ~English Proverb At times, we addicts feel bad that we lost years to our illness. We've wasted time, money, and energy on our addiction. Those days are gone. Let us not look behind except when our program and the Steps ask us to. We only look behind to see the mistakes we made for one reason - in order to not make them again. Today we look forward. Today is a day to celebrate and live our sobriety to its fullest. We should embrace each moment of sobriety and live it with dignity and integrity. When we do this, we increase our chances of being sober tomorrow. Each day that we act from care instead of from self-pity, we learn how to be caring. If we are thankful this evening for today's sobriety, we increase our chances of having gratitude follow us into tomorrow. Prayer for the Day Higher Power, help me to have gratitude for each moment of sobriety as they add up into days, weeks, months, and years. Help me to see that my future depends on how well I surrender to you in the moment. Help me to use the evenings to look forward, not behind me. Today's Action I will write out six ways that my life and world will be better as I stay sober one day, one moment at a time. Today's reading is from the book God Grant Me: More Daily Meditations from the Authors of Keep It Simple* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.