Just for today, I will be open minded to what others have to say. I will be humble enough to admit that I don't know it all and that I can learn from others. When I close my mind and look at things with tunnel vision, I limit my God as to how He can work in my life in today.

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Just for today, I will have an open mind. I heard a speaker last night who was humorous and entertaining, but I heard a few words at the end of his story about how he got 45 years without a drink. He described his journey through his disease but didn't tell us about his journey in recovery. I thought of the 5th Tradition and was disappointed. That was me, and although he had a great tale to tell, it wasn't what I go for a meeting for.

It is one of the reasons that I had to stay away from speaker meetings in early recovery. It was so easy to close someone out if you didn't like what you heard, but when I went to a discussion group, I couldn't shut everyone out.

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I'm starting a new day.

Just for today, I will walk in faith, letting go of fears, and trust my God to see me through this day. When I see him working in my life, always try to say "Thank You."
Faith that the unknown will turn out right. Letting go of fear of the unknown, I can't make judgments on the future based on past results.

The frog means cleansing. Letting go fo the negative to make room for the positive.

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Just for today, I will be God-centered instead of I centered. He knows me better than I know myself. I am sure He watches me and says, "Oh No! Didn't she learn her lesson last time. What should I do to bring her back to where she can see the truth."

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Just for today, I will let go of a resentment. I will pray for this person for the next two weeks. I had to pray for the willingness to let go and let God.

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Just for today, I will remember to practice Step One. It is a Step I need to practice every day. I can't forget where I came from and where I could go, if I don't remember my reason for being here.

If I forget, I might be like this sign, sober with no sobriety.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance. It seems like you can't practice your patience, unless you get things in your life to tolerate. I just made a post on A Day Can Start Any Time, and I had to click my mouse about 10 times to make a simple post. I don't like not putting on a picture. They have such a lovely tale to tell and a sentiment that I like to share with others, but they seem to lose their value when I have to fight to copy them each time I post. My friend is going to give me hers when and if she finds it. Patience is a virtue that I seem to be in short supply of lately.

I have had a long time saying, that I try not to beat myself up with in today. "I can't stupidity, especially in myself." I may do something stupid, that doesn't mean I am, although today was a real test. This morning I went to boil an egg, forgot it, went to bed and the fire alarm woke me up. The egg popped, the pan got black, but thankfully there was only smoke, no fire. My God was looking out for me.

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Just for today, I will try to focus and stay in today. I thought I had posted this yesterday, and posted just about everything but.

My memory isn`t so good these day. I need to stay grounded and live in today and not project into the future. Water is very grounding for me. Even if it is just to wash my hands and pray for what I need and ask that what I don`t need be taken away that stands in the way of my recovery.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance to the best of my ability. I think I went to the doctor's office today looking for a 'fix' quick or otherwise and walked away being told there was nothing more they can do for my pain. I have lost an additional five pounds, nothing shows as being glaringly apparent as to cause and affect.

So I will try to practice patience and tolerance and remember that the key to all things is acceptance.

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Just for today, I will be patient with myself. I will try not to project into Thursday. I got a call from my friend asking me what I wanted on my medalion. I asked for "one day at a time." So much of my recovery has been about living in the moment, in the day. It isn't about 25 years, it is about this 24 hours.

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Just for today, I am still working on patience. Today was more about having patience with others. As they say, "You have to have it in order to give to another."

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Just for today, I will let go of my fear and walk in faith. I just realized that I didn't want this weekend to end up like last weekend with my son getting hurt.

I realized that I took the bus accident today as a bad omen as to what could happen, not saying it would, if my son acts out in his disease. I have to detach, turn him over to HIS Higher Power, and let go and let God.

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Just for today, I will be grateful. I will thank my God for the little things. I will remember that if I have one hand in the hand of a newcomer and the other hand in the hand of my Higher Power, I won't have any hands to pick up a drink or a drug. I will remember that the drink and drugs, no matter what form they take, they all lead to the same soul sickness, and the problem is me. I will be grateful for the changes in my life and work toward others. As they say in Al-Anon, "We aim toward perfection" we are not perfect. This is a one day at a time program.

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Just for today, I will continue with gratitude and be grateful that I woke up with no pain in my feet. A few aches and pains here and there, but nothing like the pain I have been experiencing lately. So, so very grateful, and I am not sure, although I don't like to think of it is due to a pill, but I have been back taking Lyrica once a day. Some days I feel like I should endure the pain rather than take the pill, even though it isn't a narcotic. With my mind, one is good, more is better, but that isn't so with this medication. I stopped it before because my doctor had me on two a day.

Looks like Garfield is having problems with letting go. Don't like posting pictures that are too large for the page, but this one spoke to me. I have so many resentments against doctors in my past, still in today, that I still have to work at them one day at a time as they come to mind.

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Just for today, I will have patience with myself. I will not beat myself up. I will allow for mistakes and personal issues that prevent the body from keeping up with my brain.

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