One Day at a Time in Al-Anon:
Sometimes I find myself so busy wondering what someone else is doing, and where and why, that my own thoughts create turmoil inside me. When this happens, I know I’m a candidate for a new, honest, self-appraisal. If I allow myself to evade this self-confrontation, l’II be a candidate for a rude awakening!
I must not forget that my first obligation is to work out changes in my own thinking patterns. My progress toward becoming a worthwhile human being depends on making these changes, and so does the improvement I long for in the circumstances of my life.
Today’s Reminder:
I can change nothing but myself. Do I need changing? If things are going wrong — or seem to be — maybe it’s because of the way I’m reacting to them. If I accept the fact that the principal source of my unhappiness is in me, I’ll be giving myself a good reason to do something about me. It isn’t easy — but the rewards are beyond reckoning!
“My happiness cannot possibly depend on my forcing changes in somebody else. Nor does my misery come from anyone but myself.”