November 25

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
I have come to realize that one of the ways in which I try to cope is to avoid all conflict and pain. What if today I found the courage to turn and face my difficulty? If I honestly and fearlessly looked at the person or the problem with a clear-eyed gaze, what might I see? I can believe that the person I fear could be a friend in need and that my problem looked at in perspective, will melt away or diminish in size.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Please give me the courage to stop running away from life's problems. Help me today to deal with at least one of my problems openly and honestly.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I will win by turning and facing my foe.

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September 19

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Short-term relief is all I get when I run away and hide from my problems. Whatever shield or defense mechanism I use to hide behind eventually becomes too burdensome. It becomes greater than the problem. When I turn from pain in a personal relationship, I may lose the chance to cultivate a deep and meaningful friendship. Working at friendship helps me weather the ups and downs of relationships. Running from a problem at work could take away an opportunity to find solutions to problems. Hiding in the back of the room at an EA meeting takes away my opportunity to share. Running from conflict does not produce a winner, just a loser - me.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me to find the strength to confront whatever I want to run away from.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To run out is to hide out; to hide out is to lose out.

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September 9

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
When we begin to open ourselves to living, we generally feel a great deal of freedom. Yet we are also aware of our fear. Suddenly many choices lie before us. Of course, we do not want to make a mistake which may hurt us later. But we do not want to miss out any longer either. Like a new colt out in the pasture for the first time, we are apt to stumble and fall.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
May I be patient with myself when I make a mistake. Mistakes can be unexpected learning experiences.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
It does not matter how many times I stumble and fall; it matters only that I pick myself up, learn, and go forward.

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