Good feelings
can become a habitual part of our life.
There is
absolutely no virtue in the unnecessary
suffering, which many of us have felt for
much of our life. We don't have to allow
others to make us miserable, and we don't
have to make ourselves miserable.
A good day
does not have to be the "calm before the
storm." That's an old way of thinking we
learned in dysfunctional systems.
In recovery, a
good day or a good feeling doesn't mean we're
in denial. We don't have to wreck our good
times by obsessively searching for or
creating a problem.
Enjoying our
good days doesn't mean we're being disloyal
to loved ones who are having problems. We
don't have to make ourselves feel guilty
because other people aren't having a good
day. We don't have to make ourselves
miserable to be like them. They can have
their day and their feelings; we can have
ours.
A good feeling
is to be enjoyed. More than we can imagine,
good days are ours for the asking.
Today, I will
let myself enjoy what is good. I don't have
to wreck my good day or good feeling; I don't
have to let others spoil it either.
