I Am What I Am!
“I have learned how to be honest. What a relief! No more ducking or dodging. No more tall tales. No more pretending to be what I am not.” That’s from today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and I had to smile at the line that comes right after it: “‘I am what I am,’ […]
Make Your Someday, Every Day!
“Do I realize that I do not know how much time I have left? It may be later than I think.” That’s how today’s Thought for the Day in Twenty-Four Hours a Day opens. Talk about a wake-up call on a Monday morning! A few lines later it asks the question I want to sit […]
Be a Student of Life!
“True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith . . .” That line from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions opens today’s Daily Reflections, and it’s a good one to carry around all day. Here’s what I love about it. An open mind isn’t something we only need on day one. We need […]
Duration or Donation?
“The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.” That line, credited to Corrie ten Boom, opened today’s Your Daily Reprieve, and I couldn’t shake it. Most of us in recovery spend a lot of time counting. Days, months, years. Chips and coins and cakes. Counting is good! Each of those […]
Wear Out the Pencil, Not the Eraser!
“To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you’re overdoing it.” That line from Josh Jenkins showed up in today’s Keep It Simple reading, and it made me smile. Then it made me think, because a lot of us know that eraser well. Some of us in recovery are […]
My Checklist, Not Yours!
“Today the only inventory I need to take is my own. I’ll leave judgment of others to the Final Judge — Divine Providence.” That line from today’s Daily Reflections hit me right between the eyes. Because if I am honest, I can still catch myself running someone else’s inventory while my own checklist sits unfinished on […]