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Post Info TOPIC: JFT May 24 "Good" and "bad" feelings


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JFT May 24 "Good" and "bad" feelings


 

 

 

A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive.  If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow.

IP No. 8, Just for Today

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Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure.  We tend to feel happy about the good and angry, frustrated, or guilty about the bad.  Good and bad feelings, though, often have little to do with whats truly good or bad for us.  We may learn more from our failures than our successes, especially if failure has come from taking a risk.

Attaching value judgments to our emotional reactions ties us to our old ways of thinking.  We can change the way we think about the incidents of everyday life, viewing them as opportunities for growth, not as good or bad.  We can search for lessons rather than assigning value.  When we do this, we learn something from each day.  Our daily Tenth Step is an excellent tool for evaluating the days events and learning from both success and failure.

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Just for today:  I am offered an opportunity to apply the principles of recovery so that I will learn and grow.  When I learn from lifes events, I succeed.



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I see both positive and negative things happening daily , we have to learn to appreciate both. Each day could bring good or bad , success , or failure. One thing we do Is learn from our failures .

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RE: JFT May 25 "Good" and "bad" feelings


Dave R wrote:

 

 

 

A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive.  If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow.

IP No. 8, Just for Today

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Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure.  We tend to feel happy about the good and angry, frustrated, or guilty about the bad.  Good and bad feelings, though, often have little to do with whats truly good or bad for us.  We may learn more from our failures than our successes, especially if failure has come from taking a risk.

Attaching value judgments to our emotional reactions ties us to our old ways of thinking.  We can change the way we think about the incidents of everyday life, viewing them as opportunities for growth, not as good or bad.  We can search for lessons rather than assigning value.  When we do this, we learn something from each day.  Our daily Tenth Step is an excellent tool for evaluating the days events and learning from both success and failure.

=

Just for today:  I am offered an opportunity to apply the principles of recovery so that I will learn and grow.  When I learn from lifes events, I succeed.


 



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