Today's Thought - May

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May 17

Life is for enjoying. It is not a race to see how much you can get done.

~Jill Clark

Before we quit using alcohol and other drugs, we wasted precious hours, days, maybe years. Consequently, we feel we must make up for lost time. We make promises and commitments we don’t have the time or the energy to fulfill. This is a normal response to hindsight. After all, we missed many wonderful opportunities when our focus was on getting and staying high.

Making up for the past is different from making the most of each twenty-four hours. It’s not how much we accomplish in life but how we treat others along the way that counts. We can accomplish our daily tasks while being kind to other people. But choosing the latter as the more important action will bring a far greater sense of well-being than trying to move mountains.

I will get done everything I really need to do today if I focus on being kind to those who cross my path.

Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women*