Sorry, lame joke, couldn’t resist.
Anyways, here’s the highly anticipated reveal of my 2009 motto. *cue trumpets and angel choir*
One Day at a Time in 2009. There you have it, folks. Yes, I’m aware I’m borrowing this slogan from the AA and Al-Anon programs, for its use in recovery, but also I think it will be very applicable to other aspects of my life as well. I will write more in detail about what I’m aiming for, but for now, I will just copy what was written in the first page (for January 1st) in the One Day at a Time in Al-Anon book that I was given in Antigua, it is a great summary of how I would like to focus my life in 2009. Plus, it even kind of rhymes! :)
This year is a book of clean blank pages on which I will write a record of my experiences and my growth through the daily use of the Al-Anon idea. I turned to Al-Anon as a last resort because I was living with a problem that was too much for me. I know I can deal with this problem through applying Al-Anon to myself, to my thoughts and my actions, every day. If I allow myself to be influenced by what the [addict] says and does, it will make blots and smears on the pages of my year. This I will try to avoid at all costs.
Today’s Reminder: I can live my life only one day at a time. Perhaps my confusion and despair are so great that I will have to take it one hour at a time, or one minute at a time, reminding myself constantly that I have authority over no life but my own.
“Realizing that nothing can hurt me while I lean upon [God], I ask to be guided through the hours and minutes of each day. Let me remind myself to bring every problem to Him for I know He will show me the way I must go.”
