Higher Power and the friends in our groups  to help us accept ourselves as  less than perfect human beings. Perfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Is the desire to be perfect keeping us from being our best? Are mistakes okay? Trial and error is how  healthy  people learn. However, our expectation of perfection when we make a first attempt keeps us frustrated, or maybe we are too fearful of failure to even start. We waste so much living wanting to be perfect that we fear to try anything new. Because we suffer from the need to be perfect, we judge other people harshly too. Perfection quickly becomes the bane of our existence. Fortunately, we can ask our Higher Power and the friends in our groups to help us accept ourselves as less than perfect human beings. We’ll be able to do this with greater ease when we learn to accept others as they are. I will be good enough at every activity today if I simply do the best I can...

   Higher Power, mistakes useful way to learn. In recovery!!! Making mistakes As addicts we made a lot of mistakes; as addicts, we blanketed those mistakes in denial. In recovery, denial is no longer an option. Yet we still make plenty of mistakes. But mistakes are okay, because we’re learning that every situation, good or bad, is an opportunity for growth. And with the right attitude, we can make the most of it. Can I let go of my mistakes enough to learn from them? Higher Power, help me to forgive my mistakes and to accept them as a useful way to learn. Today I will practice what I learned from my most recent mistake by… Share today's gift Download Hazelden's free Inspirations Today's reading is from the book  Day by Day, Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts 73 years old.. I have been in 12 Step Programs Since May 15, 1985.. Nothing worse than a Counselor that is Sicker than YOU!! LOL On Line Counseling and Support...

What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. ~Hugh Mulligan We show self-respect in how we choose to spend our time. Do we give tasks the time required for our best efforts? Or do we feel unworthy of quality work? Do we have a right to stop working and just play? Are we worth spending time with—just ourselves, or do we feel meaningful time is only spent with others? Are we worth caring enough about to enjoy bathing, grooming, or getting haircuts? Do we care enough about ourselves to see a dentist or a physician when needed? Choices about how we use our time are basic ethical and creative choices. Beyond self-respect and care, we need to put time into our day for nourishing and enriching our spirits. We do that by reading something thoughtful or meaningful, talking to a friend about the events and feelings of our lives, listening to music, fixing a pleasant meal, exercising, and giving unpaid time and energy to worthwhile ca...