Monday, March 27, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Looking for happiness is like clutching a shadow or chasing the wind.
— Japanese Proverb
We don’t enter recovery and find that we are happy right away. Our program tells us that if we really work on the Steps, we will know a new freedom and a new happiness after we take Step Nine.
How do we get there? By trying to race straight to Step Nine so that we can get to the happy part faster? No. If we skip some Steps or work them poorly, our program is weak.
Working the Steps is like building a house for ourselves to live in. When we do it right, the house is strong and safe and warm.
Like a solid house, our life becomes a safer place to be when we work the Steps. By the time we work Step Nine, we have straightened out our big mistakes as best we can. We have gotten to know ourselves much better and learned to act in line with our values. We can be proud of ourselves. What do you know? We’re happy!
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, I want to be happy. Help me do the things that will get me there, one step and one day at a time.
Today’s Action
I will list five things I am happy about in my recovery. I will tell a friend what is special about these things.
Hazelden Foundation
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