A HIGHER THOUGHT FOR YOUR DAY TODAY
AFFIRMATION
“The journey out of the prison is not just a matter of changing yourself, for in changing yourself, you change your relationship with other people.”
CLARIFICATION OF THOUGHT
As I look around me I begin to see others like myself talking the language of hope and experiencing the sometimes occasional lightening of their mood. I know that it is in the wealth of individual interactions among members of the group that I am beginning to withdraw from my need to sad myself. I am seeing that any change in myself has a direct bearing on others and the relationship that we have with each other.
I came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity, and in fact, it already has. My addiction to my sadness has come more to be my habitual response to the stressful, day in and out thoughts that say that I am worthless. I am now changing these negative thoughts remembered from childhood into a new personal language that speaks to me and about me in positive ways.
I know that when I am depressed I don’t want to be around people because I felt so tired and sad. But now, the more I attempt to make new relationships and get involved with other people, the more I desire to grow and become what I want to be. Progress is our aim and we tend to grow in little spurts, day by day.”
MEDITATION
God, we pray that our relationship with you will grow stronger day by day. (Personal thoughts)
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SOURCES: Copyright (c) Higher Thoughts for down days: 365 daily thoughts and meditations for members of 12 Step fellowship groups. Depressed Anonymous Publications. Louisville. Page 75.
Copyright(c) Depressed Anonymous, 3rd edition. (2011) Depressed Anonymous Publications. Louisville.