Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. — Friedrich Engels
Overplanning, overthinking, and too much talking often hinder the actions that can bring real growth. We know this, and yet we still get trapped, usually by our fears that we’ll not proceed perfectly.
Life is the process of making progress. We learn by doing, not just by thinking. We can make our forward steps more easily when we ask God to share the journey, but we have to put one foot in front of the other. And that usually leads us to someone else in need.
How many times have we felt stuck or depressed or obsessively fearful, only to discover our head clearing and our heart calming when we got out of the house, out of ourselves, and focused on someone else?
Helpful actions energize us and give us hope. They connect us to our Higher Power and make all the difference in our daily spiritual progress.
I will not sit and obsess today. I’ll go out and find someone in need.
Hazelden Foundation
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