] Recovery Meditations ~ Anger ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 19, 2008

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Recovery Meditations ~ Anger ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 19, 2008:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:RECOVERY MEDITATIONSOne Day at a TimeAugust 19, 2008~ ANGER ~:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:"Anger is only one letter short of danger."Eleanor Roosevelt:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:Before I began to work the program angerwas a dangerous emotion for me. Angerwas my excuse to react negativelywithout thinking. I let anger cause meto judge others, say or do hurtfulthings, turn away from my Higher Power,and to overeat.I came to realize that I felt angry evenwhen there were other emotions brewingon a deeper level. I felt angry when Iwas actually feeling afraid,embarrassed, hurt, tired, forgetful, orstressed out. As I work the TwelveSteps, I welcome my Higher Power'sguidance in feeling my true feelings; inaccepting myself and the situations inmy life; in acting on life -- ratherthan reacting; and in having thecompassion to understand myself andothers. By doing this I no longer fearanger and I no longer find it a dangerin my life.Turning to my Higher Power, I use theSerenity Prayer and the Twelve Steps toprocess anger in healthy ways. When Ifeel angry at myself, I give myself abreak! I treat myself with kindness,acceptance and forgiveness.ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .When I feel angry, I wait before I act.:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~http://www.therecoverygroup.org/meditations/august.htmlhttp://www.therecoverygroup.org/meditations/anger.htmlRecovery Meditations are available incolor and calendar form at the URLabove. Please feel free to print themout."God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference."Recovery Meditations ~ One Day at a Timeis sent daily to all members of theRecovery Group community. It is alsoavailable by subscription to thoseworking a Twelve Step recovery program.Please feel free to pass on toothers. Copyright permission is freelygiven by TRG.To subscribe, please send a blank e-mail to:RecoveryMeditations-Subscribe-Request@...© Copyright 2008 THE RECOVERY GROUPAll rights reservedhttp://www.therecoverygroup.org:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~:. .:~*~