THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE 250 WORD FORMAT FOR THE BOOK OF DAILY MEDITATIONS

Letting Go

 Letting go was one of the most difficult lessons I had to learn that started me on my road to recovery. I strongly believed that if I could control the behavior of the people in my life. My life, my world would be magically better if my husband would just live his life the way I wanted him to live.

What I heard at meetings and read in the literature was about letting go of my will and turning my controlling impulses over to God/Higher Power. I had to stop expecting great things of others based on my view of right, would make great things happen for me. It meant I had to let go of yesterday, stop living for tomorrow and live one day at a time. This letting go of trying to control others to make me better made me take responsibility for my own life. This also meant I had to accept my character defects and shortcomings.

The greatest gift I received by letting go of my control and my expectations of others was that I let God/Higher Power do that job.  My happiness became my job and I discovered that it is a full time job. Once I saw the results I became grateful for my growth and the growth in others. I noticed that my expectations were short sighted and self-serving. My life became richer because I was present in my own life. This was not only a gift but a miracle.