( Big Book Page 86 )
~~~ "Daily Night Time Prayer and Meditation Inventory" ~~~
When we retire at night, we constructively review our day.
Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once?
Were we thinking of ourselves most of the time?
But we must be careful not to drift into worry, remorse or morbid reflection, for that would diminish our usefulness to others.
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead.
Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties with assurance,
for after all God gave us "Brains To Use."
In thinking about our day we may face indecision.
We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while.
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Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid?
Do we owe an apology?
Were we kind and loving toward all?
What could we have done better?
Or were we thinking of what we could do for others, of what we could pack into the stream of life?
After making our review we ask God's forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken.
~~~ "Daily Morning Prayer and Meditation" ~~~
We consider our plans for the day.
Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.
Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.
We may not be able to determine which course to take.
Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision.
We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle.
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