November 6

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
For a good part of my life it seemed people were always telling me to grow up. But no one ever told me where my "up" was. No one had a plan to offer for my life. I used to wonder when I would be mature. Now I know that maturity is not a place or destination. It is a never-ending road in this life. I can usually look back and see the progress I have made along this road. With the help of my Higher Power and the Twelve Steps of EA, I know I will continue to mature. I am growing into a much deeper awareness of who I am and why I am here.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Let me always remember I am growing and maturing each day in every way toward the good which is in me.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I am "ripening" at the proper stages on my road to maturity.

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Febuary 18

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
As I attempt to live the twelve-step program, I find my focus redirected from the crippling effects of negative feelings and begin to see myself as part of a larger world. No longer must I exaggerate my self-importance or diminish my self-worth in my relationships with others. I am growing in my ability to recognize reality, and I am beginning to feel good about my part in the real world.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Remind me that my program offers me a blueprint for positive action.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Life can be a prison if I lock myself away from others and dwell on my own negativity.

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September 22

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
This morning I see the sun is not shining. That can contribute to my being a crab today if I let it. By noon I realize that the reason the day is not being much fun is because I am teeing off on people and situations around me. To become aware of myself in that situation seems to require a jolt - someone coming back at me in such a way that tells me to shove off, to quit being a problem person. And even then I sometimes tell myself it is okay to be a crab. The difficult part is sorting out when I am the problem and when the other person is.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Help me not be a problem person. Help me to know when I need to stand firm for my position. I want to learn how to tell the difference.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To at least make an attempt to sort things out, to tell the difference, then act on the decision.

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September 7

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Often I want to break away from all of my responsibilities. These are some of my choices: I can become hot with frustration and anger, attacking those I love, crushing them (and I will feel remorse): or I can sigh, rushing myself with the weight of inadequacy or resignation or the futility of it all (and I will waste time and feel guilty); or I can stop now, stand aside for a moment, and look and listen. I will see I am heaping abuse upon myself, inflicting it because, one again, I have not done enough. Or I will feel fear- fear that I might be like that person who is bugging me so much. So I must look at myself with kindness and tell myself to keep it simple. Then I can pick myself up and begin again taking another step, and even surer one, toward knowing who I am.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Oh, God, help me to know I have a choice.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I will go easier on myself and look at myself with kindness.

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