Reflection for the Day
Good Morning 
The Fourth Step suggests we make a searching and fearless moral inventory—not an immoralinventory of ourselves. The Steps are guidelines to recovery, not whipping posts for self-flagellation. Taking my inventory doesn’t mean concentrating on my shortcomings until all the good is hidden from view. By the same token, recognizing the good need not be an act of pride or conceit. If I recognize my good qualities as Higher Power-given, I can take an inventory with true humility while experiencing satisfaction in what is pleasant, loving, and generous in me. Will I try to believe, in Walt Whitman’s words, that “I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness”?
Today I Pray
When I find good things about myself, as I undertake this inner archaeological dig, may I give credit where it is due—to my Higher Power, who is the giver of all that is good in my life. May I appreciate whatever is good about me with humility, as a gift from my Higher Power.
Today I Will Remember
Goodness is a gift from my Higher Power.
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