If we are peaceful, and if we are happy,
we can blossom like a flower,
and everyone in our family
and our entire society
will benefit from our peace.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Reflection
I am sober reading this, and I know I cannot change
the past, but at this moment I can begin to make
amends to those I love and who love me, or even hate
me for the horrors I visited on them, I may not be for-
given, but for today I'll not repeat the rotten behavior
of the past.
Affirmation
Let me today keep my mouth shut about my forma-
tion. Today I will do what is good without ostentation
or fanfare.
