8/23/08
Today's
thoughts
from
Hazelden
are:
Despair
is
the
absolute
extreme
of
self-love.
It
is
reached
when
a
man
deliberately
turns
his
back
on
all
help
from
anyone
else
in
order
to
taste
the
rotten
luxury
of
knowing
himself
to
be
lost.
--Thomas
Merton
The
surest
way
to
unhappiness
is
to
concentrate
only
on
ourselves.
Nothing
will
bring
on
despair
quicker
than
thinking
only
of
our
own
concerns.
Extreme
self-centeredness
brings
alienation
from
God,
from
our
friends,
and
loved
ones.
The
surest
remedy
is
to
pray,
not
for
our
own
comfort,
but
for
God
to
bless
someone
else.
If
self-centeredness
is
contributing
to
our
unhappiness,
focusing
some
attention
on
others
is
the
way
out.
We
always
get
help
for
the
blues
by
offering
a
hand
to
another
or
accepting
a
hand
ourselves.
I
can
avoid
despair
by
looking
beyond
myself.
You
are
reading
from
the
book:
In
God's
Care
by
Karen
Casey
In
God's
Care
by
Karen
Casey.
Copyright
1991
by
Hazelden
Foundation.
All
rights
reserved.
Printed
in
the
United
States
of
America.
No
portion
of
this
publication
may
be
reproduced
in
any
manner
without
the
written
permission
of
Hazelden.
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