June 10 - When I least expect it, my keen addictive mind will try to
divert me back toward my old ideas and old ways. My mind is expert, in
fact, at planting and nourishing negative feelings within me - feelings
such as envy, fear, anxiety, or guilt. The minute I spot any of these
poisonous feelings rising up, I have to deal with them. If not, the
more I think about them, the stronger they'll get; the stronger they
get, the more I'll think about them - to the point of obsession.
When negative feelings arise, do I "name them, claim them, and dump them"?
Today I Pray - I should know - and may I never forget - that a sure way
to let my feelings get the best of me is to pretend they aren't there.
Like spoiled offspring, they act up when they are ignored. But also
like offspring, they are here, they are mine, and I am responsible for
them. May I learn to pay attention to my feelings, even if sometimes I
would rather make believe they didn't belong to me.
Today I Will Remember - Name them, claim them, dump them.
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