Thank you Betty for this daily and your service.....I came to the program having a series of 'bad days' which lead to a miserable life. Early on in the program, I kept hearing One Day at a Time. I would consider, practice and work hard to stay in that day, counting down the hours until nightfall when I could consider the day a success because I made it. My old habits of taking bad moments and creating a bad day, week or more still were close to the front of my brain. A lovely program friend said, "You can start your day over at any time." That was all she said after listening to a problem or series of events that had happened that day.

What a concept! I did not EVER stop to realize that I did not have to define my day from 12:01am thru 11:59pm - I could start it whenever necessary and restart it as desired. This small statement was a miracle for me that lead me to realize I truly had a blessed life with unpleasant moments. It was ME that took those and created bad days.

So, the quote speaks to me - as I believe in restarts as needed and each one, in my program begins the same way and ends the same way - 1,2,3 in the AM and 9, 10, 11 in the PM. I now look forward to both the start and wind-down of each day as I design them as it helps me stay program-centered and God-centered.

Happy Sunday - after one full week of taking life easy in my head recovery, I am headed out to play ball again with the fellowship after my F2F meeting! It's a hot day in my world - drinking tons of water!!!

(((Hugs)))