“Underneath my struggle to manage, control and figure it out is Joy;”

“The 12 steps provide a pathway to learn to be happy, alone or with others. As we learn love, the result is freedom. As we experience freedom, we find joy. This joy in living sets us free; our choices expand. What was out of reach before now comes into our reach. Each day is a new beginning, a new adventure in walking in freedom with the Spirit. Today, help me reflect back and embrace the love & care of my Higher Power; to see the great changes in my life, to know freedom and feel the joy of life!

“Left to our own devices, the natural state of the human brain is a wandering and critical mind. Meditation helps bring that chaos into a more peaceful state. It takes practice. Life is really one moment at a time; one day at a time. Why waste time on issues that we can’t control? Our body holds memories of both joyful & difficult moments in life. Think about something that made you angry, and the body will supply the distress & angst to go with the memory. Think about joy & happy moments in your life, and the whole body smiles. In meditation, and in communication with others on a spiritual path, we can let go of all of the distress, fears, anxieties, and experience true Joy; an inner peace that surpasses all understanding.”

Meditation for the Day “To see God with eyes of faith is to cause God's power to manifest itself in the material world. God cannot do His work because of unbelief. In response to your belief, God can work a miracle in your personality. All miracles happen in the realm of personality and all are caused by and based on belief in God's never-failing power. But God's power cannot manifest itself in personalities unless those personalities make His power available by their faith. We can only see God with the eyes of faith, but this kind of seeing produces a great change in our way of living. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may see God with the eyes of faith. I pray that this seeing will produce a change in my personality.”