May
25
"Good"
And
"Bad"
Feelings
"A
lot
happens
in
one
day,
both
negative
and
positive.
If
we
do
not
take
time
to
appreciate
both,
perhaps
we
will
miss
something
that
will
help
us
grow."
IP
No.
8,
"Just
for
Today"
Most
of
us
seem
to
unconsciously
judge
what
happens
in
our
lives
each
day
as
good
or
bad,
success
or
failure.
We
tend
to
feel
happy
about
the
"good"
and
angry,
frustrated,
or
guilty
about
the
"bad."
Good
and
bad
feelings,
though,
often
have
little
to
do
with
what's
truly
good
or
bad
for
us.
We
may
learn
more
from
our
failures
than
our
successes,
especially
if
failure
has
come
from
taking
a
risk.
Attaching
value
judgments
to
our
emotional
reactions
ties
us
to
our
old
ways
of
thinking.
We
can
change
the
way
we
think
about
the
incidents
of
everyday
life,
viewing
them
as
opportunities
for
growth,
not
as
good
or
bad.
We
can
search
for
lessons
rather
than
assigning
value.
When
we
do
this,
we
learn
something
from
each
day.
Our
daily
Tenth
Step
is
an
excellent
tool
for
evaluating
the
day's
events
and
learning
from
both
success
and
failure.
Just
for
today:
I
am
offered
an
opportunity
to
apply
the
principles
of
recovery
so
that
I
will
learn
and
grow.
When
I
learn
from
life's
events,
I
succeed.
pg.
151
