Today's Reading from Just For Today © NA World Services
June 19 A sense of humor
"We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand
what it means to be happy, joyous, and free."
Basic Text, p. 107
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The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we
appreciate the healing that healthy laughter brings. Even if we are
deeply troubled, the joy that often fills the meeting rooms allows us, for
a time, to have some fun with our recovery. Through humor, we can be
temporarily relieved of our obsession with self.
Life on life's terms is often anything but funny. But if we can keep a
sense of humor about us, things that might overwhelm us can be made
bearable. How often have we allowed ourselves to be upset by incidents
that, taken with a bit of humor, are not all that intolerable? When we
become annoyed with people and events, a search for the humor in the
situation can put things in a brighter perspective. An ability to find
humor in a difficult situation is a gift to develop.
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Just for today: I will look to find the humor in adversity. When I make
mistakes, I will find a way to laugh at the humor of my imperfections.
