Ideals

Ideals

"An idealist is one who, on noticing a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes it will also make better soup." H. L. Mencken

My spiritual program teaches me to be an idealist with my feet on the ground. People will continue to hurt, get angry, and tell lies; wrestling with imperfections is not just my problem. I accept that I live in an imperfect world and recovery involves reality, not illusion. My responsibility in recovery is for my life. I cannot change other people, events, or relationships; I can only change me. I am not God. Each time I forget this fact, I risk another hurt.

Help me aspire to ideals within my grasp.