For Today: February 17th

To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeaks a more lamentable poverty than that of him who begs his daily bread.

Charles Caleb Colton

Where do I get my self-worth?  Do I rely on others to make me feel good?  Does my self-esteem go up and down according to what other people think of me?  Why are other people’s opinions of me worth more than my own?

When I find myself looking to another to make me feel worthwhile, I can ask myself why I need someone else’s opinion.  I take responsibility for my happiness and self-esteem, knowing that practicing the twelve-step program to the best of my ability each day is all I really need to feel good about myself.

For Today:  Practicing the OA principles in all my affairs means giving myself spiritual sustenance.

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 Practicing the 12 steps & staying abstinent & sober makes me feel worthwhile because I know I'm behaving myself as God would like me to.  I maintain humility, forgiveness for myself and others, I make amends when necessary, I keep a relationship going with God.............in other words, I am the best ME that I can BE!  

When I look to others for validation, I dismiss the importance of finding it from within.  As the old AA saw goes, Other people's opinion of me is none of my business.  Sure, it's nice to be approved of and well liked, but it is not necessary to my well-being. 

What IS necessary to my well-being is my program of recovery, in its entirety. 

For today, I will work my program to the best of my ability & I will not seek approval from others.