March 22

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
When I first started to work the Twelve Steps, I felt when I got to Step Twelve my life would be manageable and I would not be powerless. I did get to Step Twelve, and many parts of my life became manageable, but I am still as powerless as when I first started. My Higher Power is making today manageable, not my power. The word "manage" means to control, to take charge of, to succeed in accomplishing. Am I willing to admit I can't control, take charge of, or succeed in life by myself? To admit I am powerless over my emotions is one thing, but to admit I can't manage my own life sounds hopeless and helpless. But there is help and hope with a Higher Power as my manager.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me to see what areas of my life I am still trying to manage and help me to turn them over to You.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
My Higher Power is a better manager than I am.

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November 4

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
It is not easy to admit I am powerless over my emotions. After all, I would not be this way if everyone or everything were not like they are. After all, I am able to keep my emotions suppressed inside me. After all, I should feel the way I do. But, it is an honest program. I must admit my anger lasts too long and is too severe. My depression is to deep an immobilizing. My fear is too overwhelming and ever-present. I have tried to handle these feelings, but I am unable to. I do not control them. They control me. Indeed, I am powerless over my emotions.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me remember that powerlessness is a condition, not a feeling.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I am powerless over my emotions!

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December 14

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Not only am I powerless over some of the things which make my life unmanageable, but also over some things which make it manageable. For example, I am unable to alter, even in the slightest, my self-worth. My value as a human being is determined and fixed by God who has made me a worthwhile person, and there is nothing I can do to change that. Nothing. However, my feelings about me and my worth do change from day to day, from moment to moment, because that is the way it is with feelings: they change. I am powerless over my emotions, including the emotions of self-esteem.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me to accept myself today as I am, even if my self-esteem is not as high as I would like it to be.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
My value comes from God, not from anything I do or fail to do.

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September 2

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Through recognizing and admitting my powerlessness, I am able to acknowledge this need, I am better able to seek and accept the help of a Higher Power. I do not like to see my own weaknesses. It makes me aware that I am not, nor will I ever be, in control of my own life. This is a scary thought, but at the same time, it is comforting. It takes away the responsibility of having all the answers. I do not have them, nor do I have to. I need to live one day at a time trusting my Higher Power for assistance.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
May I let go and let You.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Today I will find strength in my weakness.

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