If I knew what was coming, I suspect that I would spend all my time trying to run from painful experiences instead of living. I would miss out on so much great stuff. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Locations 3471-3472). Al-Anon Family Groups.

A scary day is coming…
and I don’t mean Halloween!
No, it’s called tomorrow,
and a new one falls into place each
twenty-four hours! So, why is it scary?
Because we anticipate it,
we worry about it, we dread it.
Then when it becomes today
replacing the one shifting
to yesterday, when we wake
with the words in our thoughts
or in our voice, “God, I offer myself to Thee –
To build with me and to do with me
as Thou wilt. Relieve me
of the bondage of self,
that I may better do Thy will.
Take away my difficulties,
that victory over them
may bear witness to those I would help
of Thy Power, Thy Love,
and Thy Way of life.
May I do Thy will always!”
then the day is manageable
even if unpleasant things come.
but our lives are in God’s hands.
and what had been scary
is easy, since we live it
in the very best company!