Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Next time you’re feeling at odds with yourself, make a list of your good qualities…things like generosity and patience and thrift. It will surprise you to discover how nice you really are. — Audrey Corn
Some days we just feel out of sorts and down on ourselves. In this program, we place great importance on self-inventories. We confront our defects and our wrongs, and we make lists of them to hold ourselves responsible. Any good inventory counts both assets and liabilities. On a day when we feel burdened with guilt or weakness, we ought to remind ourselves of the best of who we are. Remember good deeds that we have done. Remember what we do well, and don’t minimize those assets. If we are going to build on our strengths, we have to see them for what they are.
Our attitude toward ourselves and toward life is partly a matter of mental discipline. It does no good for anyone if we sit passively in our negativity. We can learn to affirm that we are children of creation, and we have a right to be here. In spite of our imperfections, we are a force for good.
Today, I will carry in my thoughts some of my good qualities.
Hazelden Foundation
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