Thought for the Day| Meditations on Hope and Acceptance
Leap Essence’s Thought for the Day offers daily meditations for people in recovery or affected by addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
Browse daily passages to find your inspiration for the day.
Step One states, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable. “This Step is difficult for us. After all, we think, alcohol isn’t our problem, it’s the alcoholic’s. We like to control. We like to manage. We resist admitting we aren’t able to make others do as we wish. And we abhor the idea that our lives are “unmanageable.” But there is hope for us. Given enough time, we’ll begin to see how the First Step applies to our lives.
Reflection on the earlier years might help us remember how seldom we succeeded at getting other people to do our will. We tried, incessantly no doubt, and failed. How many situations turned into crises because we were “overmanaging” the outcomes? We filled our days with the behavior and the concerns of others. The details that were clearly ours to handle often got lost in the chaos.
The Twelve Step program can give us relief. With effort, we’ll admit we’re powerless. And as the idea grows in us, we’ll even begin to love that we’re powerless. Our burdens will be lifted as if by magic.
I will be grateful that I’m in control of no one but myself today.
Since 1954, A Life Of My Own has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this “little book” offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives.
Karen Casey is also the Best Selling Author of Each Day a New Beginning, Daily Meditations for Women which has sold more than three million copies. Casey has spoken on spirituality, relationships, and personal growth for more than twenty years. Casey’s passionate about helping others in Twelve Step support groups where her own recovery from addiction began more than three decades ago.
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