This is posted from the "Today's Hope" site of Alanon.
DAILY SLOGAN/SAYING When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers and it's OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
- Winona Ryder
DAILY REFLECTION I've shut the door on yesterday and thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fears for me since I have found today.
- Vivian Yeiser Laramore
Feeling guilty or ashamed about the past - about what we did or did not do, about what happened to us, about who we were - can be our undoing. We must work long and hard in our recovery to work through these feelings, not to forget the past, for it informs all that we value in ourselves today, but to put the past into perspective.
After we've taken an inventory and grieved our losses we must forgive ourselves. In forgiving ourselves, we can let go of the past and live in today. With our program of recovery, looking back is not as frightening as it once was. And today we do not have to bear what we find alone.
A new year, a new life, can be ours. Love and friendship, support and spiritual growth are waiting for us today. Our yesterdays are over, and we can look to the future with joy and anticipation.
Today help me forgive myself for what's past and learn to have faith in Your plan for me.
Daily share from the forum can be found here:
Today's Sharing - Today's Hope 