Each Day a New Beginning: October 31st

It's a simple formula; do your best and somebody might like it.
—Dorothy Baker

We're never guaranteed success by others' standards. However, if we do our best according to the standards we think God has in mind, we'll be successful. And from God we'll always receive unconditional love and acceptance.

In the past many of us were haunted by fears that our best wasn't good enough. And not infrequently those fears hindered our performance, thus validating our fears. We can slip back into those immobilizing fears if we don't attend, with vigilance, to the program and its suggestions.

Our higher power will help us do whatever task lies before us. And no task will be ours except those for which we've been readied. Our job is simply to go forth, taking God as our partner, and set about completing the task. We will not falter if we remember where our strength rests, where the guidance lies.

Self-esteem is one of the byproducts of a job done with God's help. An additional byproduct is that we learn more quickly to rely on God's direction and strength the next time, thus reducing the time we give to fear.

I can be successful today, in every endeavor, if I let God manage my moves.

From Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey © 1982, 1991 by Hazelden Foundation.

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The opposite of Fear is Love.  When I am abstinent & working my program to the best of my ability, then I am able to love myself ........... if I am practicing addictive behaviors, the world is dark & my mind is clouded over & foggy.  I forget all about Love and begin dwelling in Fear and shame.  When I don't love myself first, how can I love God or life or humanity in general?

I keep God in my back pocket, calling on Him whenever I need guidance or help.  I know He is there with me, and I never have to struggle alone anymore.  

For today, I allow myself to feel GOOD and I allow myself to feel JOY, because I am worth it.  I put my abstinence FIRST and God takes care of the rest.

For today, I will not dwell in Fear but instead, I will treat myself & everyone else I meet with Love and Kindness.