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| The Serenity Prayer |
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit – and man is his own gardener.
-- John Leonard
Evil thoughts and destructive attitudes are not forced on us by fate. They are choices we make as we act and react to events in our lives.
Before the Program, when negative things happened, our first reaction was to choose to react negatively: "Life's not fair." "Why did that have to happen to me?" "I hate them for doing that." "I'm going to get even if it's the last thing I do." It is easy to react positively when good things happen. But we have often chosen to react negatively to even good events.
Good can be found in even the worst situations if we look for it. Bankruptcy can provide a fresh start. Defeat can allow rebuilding in a new and better way. Evil teaches us what is good. Death brings new life. Admitting our powerlessness finally gave us the freedom to make choices.
By choosing good thoughts and attitudes, the garden of my soul will thrive. By choosing bad ones, it will shrivel and die.
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit – and man is his own gardener.
-- John Leonard
Evil thoughts and destructive attitudes are not forced on us by fate. They are choices we make as we act and react to events in our lives.
Before the Program, when negative things happened, our first reaction was to choose to react negatively: "Life's not fair." "Why did that have to happen to me?" "I hate them for doing that." "I'm going to get even if it's the last thing I do." It is easy to react positively when good things happen. But we have often chosen to react negatively to even good events.
Good can be found in even the worst situations if we look for it. Bankruptcy can provide a fresh start. Defeat can allow rebuilding in a new and better way. Evil teaches us what is good. Death brings new life. Admitting our powerlessness finally gave us the freedom to make choices.
By choosing good thoughts and attitudes, the garden of my soul will thrive. By choosing bad ones, it will shrivel and die.
You are reading from the book:
Easy Does It © 1999 by Hazelden Foundation
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