Remember the old joke, have a good day unless you have other plans? The thought came to me that this could be a great day or it could be a miserable day. Which will it be? That’s entirely up to me and my attitude. Doesn’t matter what’s going on or not. If life hands me a lemon today, I’m told that I can make lemonade or just suck on a sour lemon.
A long time ago I experienced a bitterly disappointing situation. I remember that it came late at night and I didn’t want to call my sponsor and wake him up with a “trivial” complaint. But it bothered me so much I couldn’t get to sleep. What I did was what someone suggested from their own experience. I began to repeat the words “I trust You”, over and over again. As I did, I felt a calm come over me and sleep came. I was at peace again. Without being conscious of it, I had changed my attitude.
CS Lewis was quoted as saying that he didn’t believe his prayers changed what God intended, but it certainly changed him.
Today is just another day on my path to sobriety. I trust God will keep me on the path today. I know a positive attitude is one of the tools, which will help me along the path I’m on. I think I’ll go with that for the rest of the day.