Monday May 5th, 2025

Thought of the day     
"Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." 

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 What a glorious thing to have hope and recovery! 

Before coming to fellowship, many of us lived lives in a false reality. 

We believed we were destined to die from our disease.

Many members speak of being on a "pink cloud" their first months in the program. 

We've stopped driking or using, made some friends, and life looks promising. 

Things are going great. Then reality sets in. Life is still life--we still lose jobs, 

our partners still leave us, friends still die, we still get sick. 

Abstinence is no guarantee that life will always go our way.

When the reality of life on its own terms sets in, we turn to our Higher Power and remember that life happens the way life happens. But no matter what occurs in our recovery we need not despair, for there is always hope. That hope lies in our relationship with our Higher Power.

This relationship, as expressed by the thought in our text, develops over time:

 "Gradually we become more God-centered." 

As we rely more and more on the strength of our Higher Power, 

life's struggles don't have to drag us into the sea of despair. 

As we focus more on God, we focus less on ourselves. 

Committment For the Day

 I will take a realistic look at my problems and see that most of them are minor. 

 I will rely on my Higher Power. I will accept life on lifes terms.

One Day At A Time