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| The Serenity Prayer |
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Friendship with oneself is very important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
What do we need from a friend? Let's think about that for a moment and see if it applies to how we treat ourselves.
Let's start with the basics: A friend is for us, not against us. That means a friend won't do anything to harm us if he or she can possibly help it. A friend is there for us when we need understanding, tells us the truth, and does the things he or she promises to do. A friend likes to be around us, thinks we are a good person, and believes we are honest. A friend shares what is going on in his or her life and cares about what is going on in ours. A friend does things to help us feel happy. A friend forgives us when we ask for forgiveness.
We do these things for our friends. And we do a much better job of them now that we are sober. But do we do them for ourselves? It's a question worth thinking about: Am I a good friend to myself?
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me pay attention to myself the way I pay attention to my friends.
Today's Action
I will have a little friend-to-friend visit with myself right now. How am I doing? What's going on with me? Want to go for a walk and talk, catch up on things? How about going to the new exhibit at the art museum this weekend?
Friendship with oneself is very important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
What do we need from a friend? Let's think about that for a moment and see if it applies to how we treat ourselves.
Let's start with the basics: A friend is for us, not against us. That means a friend won't do anything to harm us if he or she can possibly help it. A friend is there for us when we need understanding, tells us the truth, and does the things he or she promises to do. A friend likes to be around us, thinks we are a good person, and believes we are honest. A friend shares what is going on in his or her life and cares about what is going on in ours. A friend does things to help us feel happy. A friend forgives us when we ask for forgiveness.
We do these things for our friends. And we do a much better job of them now that we are sober. But do we do them for ourselves? It's a question worth thinking about: Am I a good friend to myself?
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me pay attention to myself the way I pay attention to my friends.
Today's Action
I will have a little friend-to-friend visit with myself right now. How am I doing? What's going on with me? Want to go for a walk and talk, catch up on things? How about going to the new exhibit at the art museum this weekend?
You are reading from the book: God Grant Me by Anonymous
God Grant Me. . . © 2005 by Hazelden Foundation
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