Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat.
— Lily Tomlin
Alcoholism is a rat race. Drug addiction is a rat race. We were always trying to keep one or two steps ahead of the cat. We were always sneaking around, and everyone was disgusted with us.
Our goal in recovery is to stop acting like a rat and join the human race again. Recovery teaches us sayings like “Easy does it” and “One day at a time.” Our sayings remind us to pace ourselves. Our sayings remind us that healing takes time.
We live by human values: honesty, respect for others, fairness, openness, self-respect. We work at just being ourselves. We learn that this is enough. We are enough.
Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me accept my humanness. I am part of the human race, not the rat race.
Action for the Day
Just for today, I’ll pace myself. I’ll list ways I often go too fast for my own good. I’ll ask friends how they pace themselves.
Hazelden Foundation
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