April 16 -- Reflection of the Day: I once heard it said that "the
mind is the slayer of the real." Looking back at the insanity of those
days when I was gambling, I know precisely what that phrase means. One
of the Program's important fringe benefits for me today is an increasing
awareness of the word around me, so I can see and enjoy reality. This
alone helps diminish the difficulties I so often magnify, creating my
own misery in the process.
Am I acquiring the sense of reality that is absolutely essential to serenity?
Today
I Pray: May I be revived by a sharpened sense of reality, excited to
see--for the first time since the blur of my worst moments--the wonders
and opportunities in my world. Emerging from the don't-care haze of
addiction. I see objects and faces coming into focus again, colors
brightening. May I take delight in this new-found brightness.
Today I Will Remember: To focus on my realities.
Copyright © 1994 Hazelden Foundation
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