Courage to Change:
Flying down a hill on a bicycle, I always feel tremendously alive, in perfect balance. Al-Anon helps me to balance my life as if it were a ride on a bike and to carry that vitality into each day — especially when I apply the slogan, “Live and Let Live.”
I try to embrace whatever life brings, with all its joys and sorrows, for it all has something to offer me. I made that discovery one night in an Al-Anon meeting when someone asked, “What would happen if I started thanking God when problems occurred?” At first I had to force myself to say, “Thank you, God,” through clenched teeth. By and by, my teeth unlocked and I replaced self-pity with gratitude. I truly began to live.
When I live my own life to the utmost, it is easier to let others live theirs. Aliveness is mine. I pray others are blessed with it too.
Today’s Reminder:
I want the very best for those I love. I am growing to appreciate the joy of fully participating in life. And I choose to allow others to enjoy this sometimes difficult but rewarding blessing of learning from all of their experiences. Today I will live and let live.
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.”
– Ursula LeGuin