some timely reminders...

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Drama Vs Passion.
(lots of good articles here, actually.

& Today's Gift

Today's thought from Hazelden is:

What happens to us is not as important as how we respond.

The
external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not
choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in
which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape
our experience. These are givens. We do not select them, but we can
choose how we will react to them, and in that choice lies our freedom
and our responsibility.

Instead of complaining about the hand
we've been dealt, we can concentrate on playing it well. This is the
way we exercise our freedom. What might appear to be random chance can
take on meaning and purpose as we delve for insight and use our
deficiencies as opportunities for growth.

Our responsibility is
to do the best we can with what we have where we are. And we don't do
it alone. We have help in learning how best to respond. We have a
support group, we have a Higher Power, and we have an inner guide if we
will listen for direction.

Today, I will remember that the what of my life is not as important as the how.

You are reading from the book:

Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L.

Inner
Harvest by Elisabeth L. Copyright 1990 by Hazelden Foundation. All
rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of
this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

Comments

[rkentspeth.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like that Drama vs Passion article.

I think it should be reposted widely!