December 18
Reflection for the Day
Slowly, but surely, I’m becoming able to accept other people’s faults as well as their virtues. The program is teaching me to “always love the best in others—and never fear their worst.” This is hardly an easy transition from my old way of thinking, but I’m beginning to see that all people—including myself—are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong. Am I approaching true tolerance? Am I beginning to see what real love actually means?
Today I Pray
May my Higher Power give me tolerance for any shortcomings or sick symptoms or insensitivities of others, so that I can love the qualities that are good in them. Higher Power, instruct me in the truest meaning of love—which must also include patience. May I not overlook the faults of those I love, but may I try to understand them.
Today I Will Remember
Love is understanding.
Today's reading is from the book A Day at a Time, Daily Reflections for Recovering People
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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