Hope for Today

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Expectations are tricky little buggers because they have both affective-emotional content and cognitive content. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time.

I would gives this five stars, however, When playing any of the speakers as soon as my phone screen goes to sleep it stops playing and I cannot find the setting to correct it.Uncertainty about the future has almost unequaled power to lower our life conditions in the present. This is often because an experience does not live up to our expectations, and the difference between those expectations and reality mutes our experiential joy. Hopeful people are grateful for what they have; gratitude keeps them appreciative and grounded in the moment. This might not make much sense to you but I’m thinking there’s a connection to relevance deprivation and the fact there’s nothing we can or need do to earn the Father’s love and delight. Instead of fretting, when I applied the Serenity Prayer to accept the things I cannot change, I found peace.

With so much happening in the world which has such a depressing effect on us it is good to look at those things for which we can be grateful. There is a Todays Reading, a Yesterdays Reading and a Recovery links area where you can find more information on Al-Anon, the 12 Steps, Speakers and more. marks the 50th anniversary of Lakewood Church, which was founded in 1959 by Joel's parents, Pastors John and Dodie Osteen. It has a page for every day of the year, written by someone who has found the Al-Anon Family Groups helpful and wishes to share their experience and insights.This was a really good reading for me today - even after 5 yrs in recovery - I still struggle so much with wanting to be Perfect. Actor William Shatner was 90 when he flew to space, and he had thought that the journey would be the ultimate catharsis of the connection between all living things, something he had been looking for.

Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Disappointments and dashed legitimate expectations may prompt some resentment, but that resentment should have a relatively short life. Use the button below to subscribe today, and you’ll get a bonus 5-day devotional focusing on the goodness of God. For me, this can be going to a movie or a play with my wife, reading a good book, completing errands, or even organizing my desk.

Her poem “The Power of Hope Today” was the third-place winner of the 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students. We work to create market-based and community-driven enterprise solutions that empower, protect, and build resiliency through innovative, environmentally conscious, and transformative projects. While the Al‑Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of equals, ours is an incredibly diverse membership.