Wisdom For Today - July

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July 28

Wisdom for Today
I used to walk through life filled with one enormous negative attitude, but recovery has changed all that. No longer is there a big chip on my shoulder. No longer do I seek out what is negative about every situation I face. I didn't trust anyone. I thought that they all were liars and certainly were bad. I was projecting my own thoughts and feelings on to everyone I met. I looked for the ways people were two-faced and how they hid the truth about themselves, but it was really I who was hiding. Even when I went to church, I could see the hypocrisy of what people were doing, but I was the real hypocrite. This was my attitude toward life. Everything was negative; everything was bad; everything was wrong.
But I have developed a much more positive outlook in recovery. I no longer seek to be the judge and jury for the world. I don't even need to play judge with myself anymore. I am much more accepting of people and do not focus on their fallibility. I know we are all human, and we all make mistakes. I am much more forgiving than I ever was in my addiction. I try to walk into each day with a positive attitude. I seek out the good in others and in myself. I no longer perceive the world as a bad place. I see the good in the world and in God's plan for me in the world. I don't focus on what is wrong with the world, but look for the good in the world. Do I have a positive outlook now?
Meditations for the Heart
My Higher Power is my best companion. He walks with me every step I take. He is there to talk with on this journey called recovery. I know that I am working in concert with Him when I walk the path He lays before me. He does many things for me, and I do things for Him. When I reach out to others in need and offer my support or a helping hand, I work with and for my Higher Power. When I seek His guidance, strength or peace, He is right by my side and provides for my needs. What better friend could I have than this? When this relationship becomes real and close, my prayers find more and deeper meaning. I have clearer vision and can see how my prayers are indeed answered. Do I have a friend in my Higher Power?
Petitions to my Higher Power
God,
You seek me out and walk with me as I follow this path. Give me a brighter vision so that I may focus on all that is right in the world. Help me to keep a positive outlook as I walk through my days. Help me to give freely what has been given to me. Let me walk through this day knowing that You are my friend.
Amen