September 3 HOPE FOR TODAY Recently I reacted to a situation. I started to get angry – really angry. I felt like a victim. Thank goodness for all the meetings I’ve attended and for the slogans and phrases I’ve heard over and over. I’ve also heard that the word “anger” is just one letter short of “danger.” I knew my anger was leading me in a hazardous direction. In remembering this warning, my Al-Anon lessons came back to me and I switched quickly from anger to gratitude. I considered things I could be thankful for at the moment. From anger to gratitude is a huge leap that I could take only with Al-Anon’s help. I sought the place in my heart where I could find peace and serenity and move toward acceptance. I took a spot-check inventory on anger. Then I was able to begin to accept the things I could not change. In a matter of hours, I found myself in a safe place, the place Al-Anon has created within me. I realized that there was little I could change about the situation. All I could change was my response to it. As I continued to work through this, I grew even more aware of the potential danger to be found in anger, in both word and deed. That one-letter, one second choice between working my anger or working my program meant the difference between creating a cavernous gap in my relationships and creating connections based on unity and harmony. I thank my Higher Power for gently repeating my healthy choices to me through the sharings I’ve heard at many Al-Anon meetings. Thought for the Day The value of regular attendance at Al-Anon meetings becomes evident when I least expect it but need it the most. “One might think that reading the same Steps, Traditions, and prayers over and over at meetings would reduce their impact, but that is not true.” (The Forum, November 1999, p. 4) From Hope For Today, p. 247. Copyright 2002, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. ...Charlene :)
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