Today's thought from Hazelden is:

As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner.
--Anonymous

Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who made us? Why?

These are the most important questions in life. Most of us never really get our questions answered. We just learn to stop asking people. We act like the things they tell us answer the questions, but they really don't.

Such questions are questions of the spirit. We can ask our Higher Power to help us learn the answers. We can talk with other people who are also interested in these questions and share our thoughts and ideas. Now that we are sober we can even read books that explore these questions. The truth is, we may never understand the answers because we are only human beings. But thinking about these things is good because it helps us be thankful for the mystery of life.

Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, I know I'll never understand everything, but will You please teach me something interesting today? Thank You.

Today's Action

What have I done lately to learn more about the mystery of life? What is one thing I can do today?
From: God Grant Me... by Anonymous


Most people would rather you not ask questions in my experience. A few years back I was sitting in an Al-Anon meeting and I was told that I had the mental capacity of a three year old because I asked so many questions. I took offense. Later I learned that it was their problem not mine. They took offense to the questions because they had no answers. So why not simply say, "I don't know"? It would have been more appropriate.

I'm Forty-two, I'll be Forty-three next Saturday, and I still ask questions. It's not really that I need to know the answers. It's more like I want to challenge thinking. Just because something as always been so doesn't mean it has to remain that way. You know what I mean? I think we can evolve to a higher self by asking questions, thinking outside the box or pushing the envelope.

I think I've been challenging myself. I converted to Catholicism after may years of attending the Church of Christ. I let go of preconceived notions about what is right and wrong- black and white thinking- and learned to accept that some things have no right or wrong answer. I changed jobs when I had no idea what I was getting into. I've let go of friendships when every fiber screamed to fix the situation.

I say "I" did these things but I really believe my Higher Power has been guiding me through this higher thinking. I feel blessed.