Just for Today-Sept. 28
Posted on September 30, 2007 in the category
I have to do something else to clear my mind.
Anna S.
Tossing and turning, wrestling with a problem, can be a dead-end street. Sometimes it’s better to admit our powerlessness and do something different. We can listen to music, read a book, exercise, watch television, take a walk, pray or meditate.
Remembering that we’re powerless can help with day-to-day problems, too. We’re powerless over other peoples behavior and over their reactions to us, powerless over the weather, the day of the week, the year, the time the sun rises and sets.
We’re powerless over just about everything except ourselves. Tossing and turning, demanding we come up with a solution, is the same self-will we struggle with during addiction. And this self-will is just as dangerous with little problems as it was during our active addiction.
But we have new choices now. Thanks to our recovery program, we can turn our thoughts and energies over to our Higher Power and our Twelve Step program. We can let go with trust and serenity.
Today give me the strength to let go. Grant me the sense to know when enough is enough.
Tags: Just for Today, recovery, clean and sober, Narcotics Anonymous, Twelve Step program
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