Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

December 1, 2025 · phoenix

“Life’s happening with or without me - each day is a new beginning.”

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

1

The Joy in Loving

Mother Teresa

“Thoughtfulness comes when there is true love. Never be so busy as not to think of others.”

2

A Deep Breath of Life

Alan Cohen

“No one is mean on purpose. Since love is our nature, anything unlike love is a statement of an individual’s history of pain. Unkindness is not an attack, but a call for love. Today, I pray to see myself as innocent, along with my brothers and sisters. Through the eyes of love, I behold only love.”

3

Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Hazelden Foundation

“Having empathy and compassion for all who are in pain, a condition that we all are sometimes in, opens the door of empathy towards them. Pity is useless; it does not have a remedy for the need. Empathy includes responsibility. Wherever our empathy goes, our responsibility goes to the one in need, to bind up their wounds as best we can. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may have empathy for those in pain. I pray that I may have empathy & compassion for others trials.”