This is posted from the "Today's Hope" site of Alanon.
DAILY SLOGAN/SAYING: With gratitude, all life appears as a blessing. Without gratitude, all life is perceived as a burden.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
DAILY REFLECTION: Fate Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno
When I resort to controlling behavior or start feeling stressed over a particular situation, I now know that, in those cases, I am focused on the result of the situation. Before recovery, I thought that the only thing that
should be focused on is the result and that I should do everything possible to ensure that a certain outcome will be reached. Now that I know that outcomes are not in my power to control. All I can do is keep my side of the street clean and do what is right for me.
At first, the idea of outcomes not being in my control terrified me. But, put in practice, I feel relieved and free. It is not my job to make everything happen a certain way, nor do I know the best way for any situation to occur, because I am not omniscient. Instead, I choose simply to accept the circumstances that are presented to me and either try learn from it or be content with it. Through this perspective, for me, every moment is a gift.
Daily share from the forum can be found here:
Today's Sharing - Today's Hope 