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| The Serenity Prayer |
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Happiness is a decision
We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the women and men at the meetings convinced us we were right! Fortunately, we have stuck around long enough to understand where their smiles and laughter are coming from.
The Twelve Steps are suggestions for living one day at a time. When we let the Steps guide our thinking and our actions, we discover that life doesn't have to be painful. Thinking and acting are fully in our control. Staying close to the program can bring us happiness.
I will set a good example for someone else today. I will be living proof of the maxim "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
Happiness is a decision
We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the women and men at the meetings convinced us we were right! Fortunately, we have stuck around long enough to understand where their smiles and laughter are coming from.
The Twelve Steps are suggestions for living one day at a time. When we let the Steps guide our thinking and our actions, we discover that life doesn't have to be painful. Thinking and acting are fully in our control. Staying close to the program can bring us happiness.
I will set a good example for someone else today. I will be living proof of the maxim "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
You are reading from the book:
A Life of My Own by Karen Casey. © 1993 by Hazelden Foundation
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