Change the mind and the behavior follows.

Not one of us feels loving every minute. Even when we have been students of the COURSE for a long time, we are prone to behavior that embarrasses us at times. Why can’t we change, once and for all? Actually, we can. That’s the path we are on. We simply haven’t arrived at the destination yet. In the meantime, we can take every chance we get to change our thoughts of attack to thoughts of love or forgiveness.
In some situations, it seems easier to change our behavior than our minds. For instance, when arguing with a friend, we may be certain we are right. But we don’t have to yell or pout. We may keep our opinion, in fact, and our friend can keep theirs. It doesn’t matter really. And that’s what we come to understand. None of these difference really matter. They are nothing more than vehicles for learning what is real, what is important.
The quiet mind knows the only truth that matters. We will visit that place more frequently now. Our behavior will signal the change in us.

I MAY HOPE TO CHANGE SOMEONE ELSE BY MY ACTIONS TODAY.
THAT’S FOLLY. ALL I CAN CHANGE IS MY MIND AND
MY DESIRE TO CHANGE OTHER PEOPLE.

“’I can’t help it’….that’s what we all say when
we don’t want to exert ourselves.”
–EVA LATHBURY

Irresponsible behavior is not unfamiliar to us. Passivity is equally familiar. In the past, excusing ourselves of all responsibility prevented us from being blamed. We have learned that it also prevented us from feeling worthy, from fulfilling our potential, from feeling the excitement that comes with achievement.
Our fear of failure helped us to be irresponsible. We may still fear failure, but the program offers us an antidote. We can’t fail is we have turned our lives over to our higher power. We will be shown the way to proceed. Our fellow travelers have messages for us that will smooth our path.

I HAVE CHOSEN RECOVERY. I HAVE ALREADY SAID, ‘I CAN HELP IT.’
I WILL CELEBRATE THAT I AM TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY LIFE TODAY