March 19

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
As an adult, I am just beginning to appreciate the child in myself. The ability to be a child is the willingness to trust, to be vulnerable, to risk being laughed at or criticized. Although being vulnerable can be frightening, it is also freeing. In becoming childlike, we gain the ability to play and to respond to life with laughter and humor. Not always being concerned about what others are thinking of me is one of the greatest freedoms the program gives me.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
May I have a greater appreciation of the child inside of me, for I now know that is the part of me which is willing to trust. I need to trust if I wish to become open to myself and to life.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I will continue to risk letting the child in me out.

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April 13

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
I came into EA afraid - afraid of the past, present, and future; afraid of people, even those people who love me and whom I love. And afraid of being hurt again. EA has taught me that the opposite of fear is faith. As I learn to trust people, I trust my Higher Power, and my fears lessen. Trust in people, trust in my Higher Power, and trust in myself go hand-in-hand.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
May I remember that as I trust others, my Higher Power, and myself, my faith grows.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Faith challenges fear.

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January 16

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
God gives us the changing seasons to remind us that all of life will be filled with constant change. I will never be the same person that I was yesterday, and tomorrow I will change some more from what I am today. The snows of winter give way to flowers in the spring. So it will be with life. If I stay close to God, the drab winters of my life will eventually give way to beautiful flowers. Neither the flowers nor the trees fear the coming of winter. They follow the dictates of God and trust that their changes will evolve into new beauty and life.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
I pray that I may take lessons from nature and not worry about the wintry days, nor fear any changes in my life.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Spring always follows winter.

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October 21

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
It is not humanly possible to like every person with whom we come in contact. There will always be people who will say or do things with which we will disagree. It is probable that we affect others the same way. No one is exactly like anyone else. The differences make for variety in our life and should be as welcome as the different varieties of flowers in our gardens. All of us, regardless of our race, beliefs, color, or ethnic background, were created by a loving God. It is not necessary to like everyone - only to accept them.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Thank You for the differences in people, which truly spices up the adventure of living.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
We each take our own special road toward the same spiritual quest.

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October 7

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Being afraid of rejection, I did not trust sharing my honest feelings. Trusting seemed so scary; but once I understood the only way to let go of the fear of rejection was by my trusting, I became more willing to take the risk. As I took the risk to share and was accepted, my willingness to risk grew. The more I shared, the more acceptance I received, the more acceptance I received, the more trust I developed.

MEDITATION FOR TODAY
At times, I feel so scared, God. Help me to risk sharing the parts of myself I want to run from the most.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Trust builds from the action of risking.

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