AFFIRMATION
I will express my feelings in an appropriate and reasonable manner.
…In different contexts I would describe how I construe anger: To me it is a human response to frustration. It is not essentially evil, but it is a facet of our civility and creativity. Our task in dealing with our anger is to inspect critically the sources of our frustration and to develop ways of expressing our anger is to inspect critically the sources of our frustrations and to develop ways of expressing our anger which are socially acceptable and creative.”
CLARIFICATION OF THOUGHT
In my efforts, to find peace and sanity in my life, I am beginning to figure out a few things, namely., that if I want to get my life on track, I will have to live by the principles of the spiritual program that we call Depressed Anonymous. In my doing the 4th and 5th Steps of the program, I am finding that, I must take an inventory of my character defects that have kept me from living with trust and hope in my daily life. The principles of the Twelve Steps are an assurance that my life can get better. The more I work the Twelve Steps, the more that I must develop in my life.
I need not declare that I will never get angry again–only that I will get in touch with my feelings and express them appropriately. Once my anger is acknowledged, I hope in time, for my ability to forgive to grow and be expressed.
MEDITATION
We thank you, God, for your grace, a gift to be sure. We don’t have to be the most perfect ones to achieve it. We know it is from you that we receive the courage to live our lives in a more hopeful and serene manner.
RESOURCE
Copyright(c) Higher Thoughts for Down Days: 365 daily thoughts and meditations for members of 12 Step fellowship groups. Hugh Smith. Depressed Anonymous Publications. Louisville, Ky. Page 73.
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