 As I have tried to process and understand the events of this past week – the anger and rage of so many people, the destruction of property, described feelings of impotence, amid other things –what came to me was the following: losing is a part of living. No one of us is going to win all the time! Right? Even the best baseball hitters make out many more times than they get a hit. Like 7 times out of 10!
In line, then, with one of my favorite themes – Developing Resilience – it is important that we look at how we view losing. Does losing lead us to feel we have been cheated and that life is unfair and we feel embarrassed by what has happened to us? Or can we use mistakes and errors as ways to learn from life and become stronger people in the future? I believe this is a choice that always faces us. Which road do you take? I continue to try to learn that losing is part of living – no one of us is perfect. And if I continue to take risks to live, I will make mistakes and lose probably often. This is really the way we learn and it is the human condition. Join the race!
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AuthorLike millions of people in Twelve Step groups around the world, Mark T. Scannell has had an intimate relationship with the Serenity Prayer. A decades-long veteran Twelve Stepper and former Roman Catholic priest, Scannell explored the origins of the prayer that has been a staple in addiction recovery since the 1940s. From his own experience and taking a closer look at the prayer’s deeper history, he has come to believe that this age-old prayer has a vital missing element. In The Gratitude Element, Scannell invites readers to take a new look at an old prayer and see how giving thanks is a natural and essential ingredient in an appeal for serenity, courage, and wisdom. Archives
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