February 28: Just for Today meditation, read by Chris M.

Just for Today meditation for February 28, read by Chris M.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:[email protected] 28The greatest gift"Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p.93––––=––––When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of the program, things we never thought of as "gifts" before. One such "gift" is the renewed ability to feel the emotions we had deadened so long with drugs. It's not difficult to think of love, joy, and happiness as gifts, even if it's been a long time since we've felt them. But what about "bad" feelings like anger, sadness, fear, and loneliness? Such emotions can't be seen as gifts, we tell ourselves. After all, how can we be thankful for things we want to run from?We can become grateful for these emotions in our lives if we place them in their proper perspective. We need to remember that we've come to believe in a loving Higher Power, and we've asked that Power to care for us-and our Higher Power doesn't make mistakes. The feelings we're given, "good" or "bad", are given to us for a reason. With this in mind, we come to realize there are no "bad" feelings, only lessons to be learned. Our faith and our Higher Power's care give us the courage we need to face whatever feelings may come up on a daily basis.As we heard early in recovery, "Your Higher Power won't give you more than you can handle in just one day." And the ability to feel our emotions is one of the greatest gifts of recovery.––––=––––Just for today:I will try to welcome my feelings, firm in the belief that I have the courage to face whatever emotions may come up in my life. ––––=––––© NA World ServicesThis podcast is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous, and is an independent production of the Works of Wisdom