November 28 ONE DAY AT A TIME IN AL-ANON We hear in Al-Anon that no situation is hopeless. At first we find this hard to believe. Hope and despair are human emotional attitudes; it is we who are hopeless, and not the condition of our lives. In a desperate situation, we give up hope because we are unable, as yet, to believe in the possibility of a change for the better. Today’s Reminder If I have been relying on my judgment alone, and have tried to correct what is wrong by using the wrong tools, I have reason for despair. I will learn, in Al-Anon, to recognize my errors, to see the roadblocks of self-will and self-righteousness I have been putting in my way. Then I will no longer insist that a thing is impossible because I have been unable to accomplish it. Others have, and many of them had far greater problems than mine. Once I use the Al-Anon program and let myself be guided by God’s will instead of my own, my distorted outlook will be replaced by order and peace of mind. “…if thou canst believe; all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark). From One Day At a Time in Al-Anon, p. 333. Copyright 2002, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. …Charlene :)
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