Just For Today- April 14- A New Vision
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Recovery
Posts: 3,229
Just For Today- April 14- A New Vision
April 14
A new vision
"Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?"
Basic Text p. 33
Why do we call them "shortcomings"? Perhaps they should be called "long-goings:" because that's often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characteristics that saved our lives when we used. If this is true, then it is little wonder that we sometimes cling to them like old, dear friends.
If we are having trouble with resentment, anger, or fear, we may want to envision what our lives could be like without these troubling defects. Asking ourselves why we react in a certain manner can sometimes root out the fear at the core of our conduct. "Why am I afraid to step beyond these aspects of my personality?" we ask ourselves. 'Am I afraid of who I will be without these attributes?"
Once we have uncovered our fear, we are able to move beyond it. We try to imagine what our lives could be like without some of our more glaring shortcomings. This gives us a feeling for what lies past our fear, providing the motivation we need to push through it. Our Higher Power offers us a new vision for our lives, free of our defects. That vision is the essence of our own best, brightest dreams for ourselves. We need not fear that vision.
Just for today: I will imagine what my life would be like without my character defects. I will ask for the willingness to have God remove my shortcomings.
pg. 108
Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
A new vision
"Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?"
Basic Text p. 33
Why do we call them "shortcomings"? Perhaps they should be called "long-goings:" because that's often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characteristics that saved our lives when we used. If this is true, then it is little wonder that we sometimes cling to them like old, dear friends.
If we are having trouble with resentment, anger, or fear, we may want to envision what our lives could be like without these troubling defects. Asking ourselves why we react in a certain manner can sometimes root out the fear at the core of our conduct. "Why am I afraid to step beyond these aspects of my personality?" we ask ourselves. 'Am I afraid of who I will be without these attributes?"
Once we have uncovered our fear, we are able to move beyond it. We try to imagine what our lives could be like without some of our more glaring shortcomings. This gives us a feeling for what lies past our fear, providing the motivation we need to push through it. Our Higher Power offers us a new vision for our lives, free of our defects. That vision is the essence of our own best, brightest dreams for ourselves. We need not fear that vision.
Just for today: I will imagine what my life would be like without my character defects. I will ask for the willingness to have God remove my shortcomings.
pg. 108
Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: out there...
Posts: 2,653
Thank you for stepping up and posting the JFT's
Just for today ....
We have nothing to fear.
Asking ourselves why we react in a certain manner can sometimes root out the fear at the core of our conduct. "Why am I afraid to step beyond these aspects of my personality?" we ask ourselves. 'Am I afraid of who I will be without these attributes?"
We have nothing to fear.
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
