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bluidkiti · 07-01-2023, 07:05 AM

July 1

Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.

~Melody Beattie

Do we think we can't be happy until others are happy? Then nobody is happy. Our unhappy friends won't take our advice. They say, "Why should I do what you say? You are not happy either." And we answer, "I'll be okay when you're happy." We make them responsible for our happiness. What a mess!

We can only make one person happy - ourselves. How? By living as our Higher Power leads us. By working the Steps. By being grateful for the good things in our lives. By loving ourselves and others, just as we are.

And maybe when we’re happy, our friends will learn from us. They can be happy too. But only our friends can make themselves happy.
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, as I do my part in Your plan today, help me feel connected to You and to life.

07-01-2023, 07:05 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,370	Today's Thought - July July 1 Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. ~Melody Beattie Do we think we can't be happy until others are happy? Then nobody is happy. Our unhappy friends won't take our advice. They say, "Why should I do what you say? You are not happy either." And we answer, "I'll be okay when you're happy." We make them responsible for our happiness. What a mess! We can only make one person happy - ourselves. How? By living as our Higher Power leads us. By working the Steps. By being grateful for the good things in our lives. By loving ourselves and others, just as we are. And maybe when we’re happy, our friends will learn from us. They can be happy too. But only our friends can make themselves happy. Prayer for the Day Higher Power, as I do my part in Your plan today, help me feel connected to You and to life. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.