Courage To Change 03/11/14
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Courage To Change 03/11/14
"I've chosen my epitaph," says an Al-Anon friend. "I want it to read, 'He's finally minding his own business.'"
We laugh, enjoying some relief in contemplating the lighter side of a serious subject, those defects of character that seems so hard to shake. Laughter makes our frailty seemed easier to bear, and we can forgive ourselves for our imperfections. What a change from the days when we hid in shame from our flaws or used them to beat ourselves over the head!
My friends and I resolved that in the future we will try less, except more, and let go of our impatience, self-criticism, and self-hatred. We take a deep breath and say "Help me Higher Power. Help me remember that the purpose of making mistakes is to prepare myself to make more; help me remember that when I'm no longer making mistakes I'll be out of this world."
In a way, I will always be a beginner. There will always be some new challenge to face because life is ever-changing and so am I. Because of this constant change, every tiny little action I take involves some risk of making a mistake. It takes courage to participate in life. Today I can applaud myself for trying. I'm doing a terrific job.
We laugh, enjoying some relief in contemplating the lighter side of a serious subject, those defects of character that seems so hard to shake. Laughter makes our frailty seemed easier to bear, and we can forgive ourselves for our imperfections. What a change from the days when we hid in shame from our flaws or used them to beat ourselves over the head!
My friends and I resolved that in the future we will try less, except more, and let go of our impatience, self-criticism, and self-hatred. We take a deep breath and say "Help me Higher Power. Help me remember that the purpose of making mistakes is to prepare myself to make more; help me remember that when I'm no longer making mistakes I'll be out of this world."
Today's Reminder
In a way, I will always be a beginner. There will always be some new challenge to face because life is ever-changing and so am I. Because of this constant change, every tiny little action I take involves some risk of making a mistake. It takes courage to participate in life. Today I can applaud myself for trying. I'm doing a terrific job.
"My Higher Power is the confidence within me that makes me unafraid, even unafraid to make mistakes."
~As We Understood…
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I read this earlier this morning. It was timely given that I've been struggling with feeling like I'm not making progress fast enough! I feel like I can see changes... and then I do something stupid and feel like I can't see any changes 
It's a nice reminder that there isn't a 'final destination' that we're all racing towards, but rather, continual progress, improvement, growth, and enlightenment. Knowing that takes a little of the pressure off on seeing 'the results', I think.
It's a nice reminder that there isn't a 'final destination' that we're all racing towards, but rather, continual progress, improvement, growth, and enlightenment. Knowing that takes a little of the pressure off on seeing 'the results', I think.
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