Sunday, November 25, 2012

Not a Kid's Hand in a Candy Dish

November 25 - "What you have may seem small; you desire so much more.  See children thrusting their hands into a narrow necked jar, striving to pull out the sweets.  If they fill the hand, they cannot pull it out and then they fall to tears.  When they let go a few, they can draw out the rest.  You, too, let your desire go; covet not too much", wrote Epictetus.  Let me expect not too much of anyone, particularly myself.  Let me learn to settle for less than I wish were possible, and be willing to accept it and appreciate it.

Do I accept gratefully and graciously the good that has already come to me through the Gamblers Anonymous Program?

Today I Pray - May I search my soul for those little hankerings of want that may keep me from delighting in all that I have.  If I can just teach myself not to want too much, not to expect too much, then when those expectations are not satisfied, I will not be let down.  May I accept with grace what the grace of God has provided.

Today I Will Remember - I, alone, can grant myself the "freedom from want."

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