Today's Gift for Families - April 2014

[MajestyJo]

Sunday, April 20, 2014

You are reading from the book Today's Gift

Hurried and worried until we're buried
And there's no curtain call,
Life's a very funny proposition,
after all.

—George M. Cohan

Often, when we involve ourselves in a whirlwind of activities, plans, and expectations, we push ourselves so hard that we don't derive any satisfaction from success. We need to face our limitations. We can't do everything we want. Even when we can do a great deal, if we overextend ourselves, take on too much, we will not enjoy ourselves, and there is no reason not to enjoy our work.

Our activities are part of what we are. If we choose to live in a frantic hurry, worrying about the next moment instead of this one, we'll miss life entirely. Part of self-knowledge is learning to pace ourselves to our own speed, learning to set goals we can attain for each day. When we do this, we can say, "Now that I've completed this, I don't have to do one more thing to feel worthwhile."

Am I trying to do too much too fast?

Many get the idea that if they rush through the steps, they will be all better. They don`t realize that when you get to 12, you start again on Step One. I do Steps 1-3 every morning. When anything comes up in my day to day living and is rooted in the past, I apply Steps 4-9, and to maintain my emotional sobriety, I works Steps 10-12.

The program is not a quick fix, it is a living program, that helps me deal with life one day at a time.