11-11-2017, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Hamilton, ON
Posts: 25,085
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One More Day
November 11
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
– Dag Hammarskjold
The first time we go through a festive season without our spouse or a dear friend or beloved child, we may wonder if we can get through it. Pity overwhelms us as we think,. Surely no one has felt as bad as I do right now. Pain increases our loneliness, and we feel crushed by the holiday preparations the rest of the world seems to be making.
We can struggle out of this self-imposed misery by using the strategies that have helped us cope with our chronic illnesses. Patience tells us that this too shall pass. Selflessness shows us others who need compassion more than we do. Spiritually reminds us that our pain and sadness can be entrusted to the loving care of our Higher Power.
I know the holidays can be difficult, and if I take them one day at a time. I will do just fine.
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This is a one day at a time program. Holidays are just another 24 hours.
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Love always,
Jo
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