September
16
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Emotional
balance
"Emotional
balance
is
one
of
the
first
results
of
meditation,
and
our
experience
bears
this
out."
Basic
Text
p.45
Though
each
of
us
defines
"emotional
balance"
a
little
differently,
all
of
us
must
find
it.
Emotional
balance
can
mean
finding
and
maintaining
a
positive
outlook
on
life,
regardless
of
what
may
be
happening
around
us.
To
some,
it
might
mean
an
understanding
of
our
emotions
that
allows
us
to
respond,
not
react,
to
our
feelings.
It
can
mean
that
we
experience
our
feelings
as
intensely
as
we
can
while
also
moderating
their
excessive
expression.
Emotional
balance
comes
with
practice
in
prayer
and
meditation.
We
get
quiet
and
share
our
thoughts
and
hopes
and
concerns
with
the
God
of
our
understanding.
Then
we
listen
for
guidance,
awaiting
the
power
to
act
on
that
direction.
Eventually,
our
skills
in
maintaining
near-balance
get
better,
and
the
wild
up-and-down
emotional
swings
we
used
to
experience
begin
to
settle.
We
develop
an
ability
to
let
others
feel
their
feelings;
we
have
no
need
to
judge
them.
And
we
fully
embrace
our
own
personal
range
of
emotions.
Just
for
today:
Through
regular
prayer
and
meditation,
I
will
discover
what
emotional
balance
means
to
me.
pg.
270
Just
For
Today
Daily
Meditation
is
the
property
of
Narcotics
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