“Fear and worry had real power over me.  I would either obsess over past mistakes and injustices, or anticipate future losses. Everyone was out to get me.  But the past never changes, and what I was afraid of rarely actually happened.

It became apparent that I was wasting time doing these things, and what I was really afraid of was the power I had in the present moment to change my life.

“It was then that I learned to turn away from my self-sabotaging fear and worry, and gently guide my thoughts back to the present moment, where all things are possible.”

 Ask:

Do I appreciate this very moment?

Meditation for today:

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, but today, well-lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope…”*

Affirmation for today:

“Just for today I will be unafraid.  I will take my luck as it comes.”**

“I have the habit of focusing on the present.”

Follow Through:

*Sanskrit proverb by Kalidasa, Fifth century A.D.

**From “Just For Today”, Alanon literature

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