Just For Today

[caressa]

JUST FOR TODAY

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Just for today I will try to live through this day only & not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Just for today I will adjust myself to what is & not try to adjust everything else to my desires. I will take my “luck” as it comes & fit myself into it.

Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study; I will learn something useful; I will not be a mental loafer; I will read something that requires effort, thought & concentration.

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn & not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count; I will do at least two things I don’t want to do–just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as good as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with anything & not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry & indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself & relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective on my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid. I will enjoy that which is beautiful & will believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS VERSION

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Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living & enjoying life without the use of drugs.

Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me & wants to help me in my recovery.

Just for today I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability.

Just for today, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using & who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear.

www.naranon.ca/justfortoday.htm

[caressa]

Always a good reminder. One day's thoughts to voice, one day's actions to peruse, one day's experiences to enjoy, one day's challenges to overcome, one day's feelings to acknowledge, one day's recovery journey.

[caressa]

Just for today, ...
I will live through the next 12 hours
and not try to tackle all of life's problems at once.
I will improve my mind. I will learn something useful.
I will learn something that requires effort, thought, and concentration.
I will be agreeable. I will look my best,
speak in well-modulated voice, be courteous and considerate.
I will not find fault with friend, relative or colleague.
I will not try to change or improve anyone other than myself.
I will have a program. I might not follow it exactly, but I will have it.
I will save myself from two enemies, hurry and indecision.
I will do a good deed and keep it secret.
If anyone finds out, it won't count.
I will do two things I don't want to do, just for exercise.
I will believe in myself. I will give my best to the world
and feel confident that the world will give its best to me.

Unknown source to me

[SunnyGirl]

Such a good reminder.....

Thanks for bringing this one back up to the top!

Peace on the journey, SG

[majestyjo]

Just for today, I choose not to use. That is what I have to remember over the holiday. It is one day at a time. A drug is an an inanimate object until such a time as I choose to use it, be it liquid, solid, powdered, or the flesh and blood variety. I am powerless over people, places, and things. When I accept my dis-ease, surrender to the program and ask the God of my understanding for help, I don't have to use for this 24 hours.

[majestyjo]

Just for today, I will work my program to the best of my ability. I am so grateful for the tools of recovery.

[majestyjo]

Picked up a Just for Today book mark frm my Al-Anon meeting today.

Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs.



Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery.



Just for today I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability.



Just for today through NA I will try to get a better perspective on my life.



Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear.


Thanks for your thoughts on Today. I am not a musician but have composed a Today ditty that is meant to go to a wrap beat. Anyway it helps me to recall the message and may help someone else.


Hey! Hey! Just for today

You can be happy the AA (12 step...) way.

Adjust to what is-avoid a tizz

Mind what you think, never a drink.

Read, learn and ponder as you go yonder.

Remember your soul-an ongoing goal,

Do good discretely

Do two tasks meekly

Learn to detach-life isn't a match.

Being agreeable becomes achievable,

Make your own program

Do it today

You can be happy the AA way.

Enjoy some quiet-it's part of the diet

Dare never fear, God's always near.

Let it go, out you go.

Step up to the plate, give help to a mate

Forget the fight, look to the light.



Happily today I am sober and have had time to work with Meditations for the Twelve Steps- A Spiritual Journey and the associated workbook and references in the Life Recovery Bible. I have found these very helpful.

Yours in recovery

Nina


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[majestyjo]

Just for today, I choose not to use people, places, and things.

[majestyjo]

Just for today, I will reach out to another recovering addict. Friday is my home group so it is important for me to be there. I go not only for my own recovery, but I need to be there for a newcomer, for someone who is hurting and needs a hug.