Where's the Moon? Next Week in Review

TAURUS AND TAURUS RISING
Even when people you trust
may disappoint you,
you have to find a way to
reconcile
the conflict
arising from such disillusion.
You're actually experiencing
a profound and long-term
shift in your own understanding
of the disparity
between
'man-made" laws
and the personal ethics
of being human.


GEMINI AND GEMINI RISING

Earthly passions put aside
for the moment at least,
you are looking at the
Bigger Questions
of
the fleeting passage of time,
the mortality of us all,
and what it means
to be alive.
Confrfontation
with the vastness
of the mystery
beneath existence
shows you just how
just how precious
every moment is.

Today's Gift

Today's thought from Hazelden is:

You have to sniff out joy, keep your nose to the joy-trail.
--Buffy Sainte-Marie

Newcomer

I heard an old-timer say, "You can be right, or you can be happy." What does that mean? When something is wrong, am I supposed to deny what I can see with my own eyes?

Sponsor

This program saying is not meant to encourage stupidity or moral laziness. It's an affectionate way of suggesting that when we obsess about our own point of view or insist on having our own way, we may have our priorities mixed up. It suggests that we be open-minded and tolerant of people with whom we may disagree. It reminds us that self-will is not the path to serenity.

It also suggests that we have a choice about where to focus our mental energies. There is nothing wrong with having our own particular point of view and confidently and persuasively expressing it – that's part of our self-esteem. But we don't have to win arguments and attempt to force people and situations to conform to our own ideas. We can detach from the argument, instead of reacting. We can experience the peace that comes from letting go, as we cultivate mental relaxation and serenity as tools of our recovery.

Today, I don't have to be right. I'm happy, as I live and let live.

You are reading from the book:

If You Want What We Have by Joan Larkin

If You Want What We Have © 1998 by Joan Larkin. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the permission of Hazelden.