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| The Serenity Prayer |
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Today's thought from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
-- William James
Many of us learned as children that rejection and abandonment are part and parcel of being alive. We are so used to feeling as though things won't work out, that fear - like a shadow - is always lurking behind us. Usually there's something specific to be afraid of - that we won't have enough money to pay our bills, someone we love will die, or our children won't do well in school. And always there's the generalized fear that events will overwhelm us in spite of our best efforts.
We need to be careful about creating what we look for. Regardless of the frightening experiences of the past, we need to believe that other results are possible: All loved ones don't leave, all risks don't end in devastation, and all efforts aren't dashed on the rocks of defeat.
New consequences are possible when we believe they're possible. The brave new world that each of us seeks stands on the shoulders of that belief.
I am sick and tired of being fearful. Today, I am confident that positive efforts will yield positive results.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
-- William James
Many of us learned as children that rejection and abandonment are part and parcel of being alive. We are so used to feeling as though things won't work out, that fear - like a shadow - is always lurking behind us. Usually there's something specific to be afraid of - that we won't have enough money to pay our bills, someone we love will die, or our children won't do well in school. And always there's the generalized fear that events will overwhelm us in spite of our best efforts.
We need to be careful about creating what we look for. Regardless of the frightening experiences of the past, we need to believe that other results are possible: All loved ones don't leave, all risks don't end in devastation, and all efforts aren't dashed on the rocks of defeat.
New consequences are possible when we believe they're possible. The brave new world that each of us seeks stands on the shoulders of that belief.
I am sick and tired of being fearful. Today, I am confident that positive efforts will yield positive results.
You are reading from the book:
Days of Healing, Days of Joy by Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty. © 1987, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation
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