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Our current series of gatherings is exploring 12-Step Spirituality and how widely applicable it is to any spiritual journey. At our gathering on September 3, we focused on steps 4 and 5 and the practice of making a "moral inventory." Many people are probably familiar with the statements of intention from the 12-Step tradition called "Just for Today," and our time together included meditating on a video version of this prayer (see our video playlist for the link.) Here is version written by Listening Circle member Joan in response to the evenings' meditation and sharing.
Just For Today
*Just for today I will forget all the unhappiness and
walk along the road with a song in my heart.
*Just for today I will bend low and realize how
little I know.
*Just for today I will stop longing for what I do
not have and celebrate what I do have.
*Just for today I will refuse to criticize or
condemn.
*Just for today I will see my faults without
drowning in them.
*Just for today I will know that I am loved.
*Just for today I will lift up my eyes to the
heavens and rejoice.
*Just for today I will breathe deeply, accepting my
right to exist and be seen.
*Just for today I will give up trying to prove
myself worthy.
*Just for today I will not allow myself to self-punish
me.
*Just for today, I will be whole, healthy and at
peace.
--Joan Englander