Reflection for April 9

Bob was caught in a snowstorm,
so he sent a message to his office
saying that he wouldn't be in today
as he hadn't arrived home from yesterday yet.

—Anonymous

Reflection

One of the results of dropping in at the local watering
holes is that that's where we halt all progress in our
lives. The illusion of "active life" pervades the joints,
but like those models who are the picture of health in
cigarette ads, their glamorousness misleads us: it is a
coffin with silver handles.

Affirmation

All long journeys begin with one step; the road to
recovery is the same. Let me take it today.

Malachy McCOURT