A
woman rests against a stack of logs; behind her, it looks as if land
has been cleared. Perhaps she will be building a log cabin home or a
barn. She has the resources, now all she needs is to continue forward
with her plan. I'm betting she has saved and worked for this moment,
and now wants to celebrate that her dream is in its first phase of
becoming a reality. This card reminds me of the importance of
celebrating all the stages in working towards a goal or becoming the
person I am trying to grow into. Such positive reinforcement can keep
me moving in the right direction.
The card pulled from the Steps to Serenity deck this morning is "Pride:"
The card pulled from the Steps to Serenity deck this morning is "Pride:"
"Pride is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true progress."
~ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions
I
remember seeing one of these beautiful birds at an animal park, looking
at himself in the reflection of a car door. He would strut, spread his
feathers, then run at what he thought was another male; it made me
laugh to see him go to such effort over an illusion. There are two
kinds of pride - healthy and false. Healthy pride allows me to
acknowledge my gifts, skills and accomplishments without arrogance.
False pride tries to take credit where credit is not due and always
looks for outside confirmation to cover up an inner feeling of
inadequacy. It lacks humility and tries to always be better than
someone else. Today I will be grateful for the skills I have and
realize that many of them came because others were kind enough to share
them with me.
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