One Day at a Time in Al-Anon:
We hear in Al-Anon that no situation is hopeless. At first we find this hard to believe. Hope and despair are human emotional attitudes it is we who are hopeless, and not the condition of our lives. In a desperate situation, we give up hope because we are unable, as yet, to believe in the possibility of a change for the better.
Today’s Reminder:
If I have been relying on my judgment alone, and have tried to correct what is wrong by using the wrong tools, I have reason for despair. I will learn, in Al-Anon, to recognize my errors, to see the roadblocks of self-will and self-righteousness I have been putting in my way. Then I will no longer insist that a thing is impossible because I have been unable to accomplish it. Others have, and many of them had far greater problems than mine. Once I use the Al-Anon program and let myself be guided by God’s will instead of my own, my distorted outlook will be replaced by order and peace of mind.
“…if thou canst believe; all things are possible to him that believeth.”
– Mark