October 2

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
So many of my negative feelings stem from carrying feelings from the past into today, or from projecting what might go wrong into the future. I do this every time I expect difficulty, failure, or rejection. I am pulling out my past pain and wearing it all over again. I do it, too, when I start thinking during a moment of pleasure, "It won't work out like this again." When I remember to enjoy each moment for the sheer delight and goodness it offers, when I look upon negative experiences as lessons for improving my life, I am cutting my life into manageable proportions.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
With Your help, may I make the most of each moment.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I will live this day as fully as I can and, at the end of the day, I will let it go.

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September 3

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
We often take on the problems of the world. We let our feelings of despair overpower us. Life provides many reasons for concern, fear, and depression. Do I want to give up and stay sick by allowing people and situations to instill me with fear, anger, defeat, and hopelessness? At times watching the news can affect me negatively. I do not have to give in to this. I can choose who and what I listen to. Above all, I can choose what I let affect me. I can choose my life-style. I can let go of the negative elements after deciding how I want to react to them.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me to remember I am often powerless over my circumstances - what I hear, what I am with, etc... Knowing this, with Your help, I can choose how much effect these things and people have on me.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To "run with the winners" when possible. When not possible, "don't let the turkeys get me down."

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August 22

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Negativism can lead me astray faster than anything else I know of. It is so easy for me to catch this virus of negativity. The germs surround me. If people around me are in a pessimistic mood, it is contagious to me. Then the negativity leads to depression, which in turn leads to self-pity and all the other diseases which follow. When I hear myself say, "I can't," "I shouldn't," or "It is a rotten day," I have to alert myself to the possibility of a major epidemic of symptoms and pain. I must remove myself from the negative atmosphere. I must speak with someone who is positive, and I must think positive thoughts. With concentration and effort I can cure the virus.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Position me on the positive path and push me in that direction.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Negativity makes me ill, positivity keeps me healthy.

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