June 19: Just for Today meditation, read by Dani the Girl

Just for Today meditation for June 19, read by Dani the Girl

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June 19

A sense of humor

"We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free."

Basic Text, p.103

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The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter brings. Even if we are deeply troubled, the joy that often fills the meeting rooms allows us, for a time, to have some fun with our recovery. Through humor, we can be temporarily relieved of our obsession with self.

Life on life's terms is often anything but funny. But if we can keep a sense of humor about us, things that might overwhelm us can be made bearable. How often have we allowed ourselves to be upset by incidents that, taken with a bit of humor, are not all that intolerable? When we become annoyed with people and events, a search for the humor in the situation can put things in a brighter perspective. An ability to find humor in a difficult situation is a gift to develop.

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Just for Today:

I will look to find the humor in adversity. When I make mistakes, I will find a way to laugh at the humor of my imperfections.

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This podcast is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous, and is an independent production of the Works of Wisdom.

Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Welcome to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is your Just For Today episode featuring a recovering
addict. Hi, my name is Danny the girl.

(00:25):
My clean date is February 17th, 2022.
You're listening to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is the just for today for June 19th.
A sense of humor. We find that when we lose self

(00:46):
obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be
happy, joyous, and free. Basic Text Page One O 7 The
laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer.
As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter
brings, even if we are deeply troubled.

(01:07):
The joy that often fills the meeting rooms allows us, for a
time to have some fun with our recovery.
Through humor, we can be temporarily relieved of our
obsession with self. Life on life's terms is often
anything but funny, but if we can keep a sense of humor about
us, things that might overwhelm us can be made bearable.

(01:33):
How often have we allowed othersto be upset by incidents that,
taken with a bit of humor, are not all that intolerable?
When we become annoyed with people and events, a search for
the humor in the situation can put things in a brighter
perspective. An ability to find humor in a
difficult situation is a gift todevelop.

(01:56):
Just for today, I will look to find the humor in adversity.
When I make mistakes, I will find a way to laugh at the humor
of my imperfections. The Voices of Recovery Podcast
is an independent production of The Works of Wisdom.
We welcome your questions and donations via PayPal at

(02:18):
[e-mail]. This podcast is an independent
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affiliates. While any literature may be read
during episodes for the purpose of supporting Recovery, such use

(02:40):
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