~ FEAR ~
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What I have always feared has happened to me.
What I have dreaded has come to be.
The Bible, Book of Job
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There are different kinds of fear. Some
fear is good, because it helps us to be
able to preserve our life. Babies, for
example, have a fear of falling. It just
seems to be a natural instinct. Any fear
that protects us from harming ourselves
is a good fear.
However, when fear becomes an obsession,
it is getting out of hand. "What I have
always feared" has come to pass. Why do
we go looking for trouble? There is a
saying, "Don't let clouds of fear of the
morrow hide today's sunshine." We can
get so anxious about what's going to
happen in the future that we don't enjoy
living today.
Life is a precious gift to be lived one
day at a time, and is to be shared with
others. This New Year, let us pass this
gift on to our friends and family,
especially our friends in recovery
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
This is how I will live my life: One day at a time, one moment at a time, sharing my precious gift with another through Twelve Step giving.