Just For Today Meditation -- Living One Day At A Time

Just for today is a beautiful script from AA. A beautiful spiritual recovery tool.

A great meditation/prayer to focus on living in the here, in the now, in the next 12 hours, that brings surrendering and serenity.

background music from Ende

Transcript

Just for today.

Just for today,

I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once.

I can do something for 12 hours,

That would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today,

I will be happy.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Just for today,

I will adjust myself to what is and not try to adjust everything to my own desires.

I will take my luck as it comes and fit myself to it.

Just for today,

I will try to strengthen my mind.

I will study.

I will learn something useful.

I will not be a mental loafer.

I will read something that requires effort,

Thought,

And concentration.

Just for today,

I will exercise myself in three ways.

I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out.

If anybody knows of it,

It will not count.

I will do at least two things I don't want to,

Just for exercise.

I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt.

They may be hurt,

But today I will not show it.

Just for today,

I will be agreeable.

I will look as well as I can,

Dress becomingly,

Talk low,

Act cautiously,

Criticize not one bit,

Not find fault with anything,

And not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today,

I will have a program.

I may not follow it exactly.

I will save myself from two pests,

Hurry and indecision.

Just for today,

I will have a quiet half an hour all by myself and relax.

During this half an hour,

Sometime,

I will try to get a better perspective of my life.

Just for today,

I will be unafraid.

Especially,

I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I gave to the world,

So the world will give to me.