This morning as we were preparing for mass I got a little irritable with my wife and oldest son and griped at them.  I had to apologize.  Our priest talked about the virtue of humility and about seven tests of whether one is prideful or humble.  One was a test of our irritability with others when they don't meet our expectations.  I have room for improvement.

I was grateful to get some house cleaning done today while my wife was out on errands.

I got to do some inspirational reading about philosophy today.  I thought about the ideas of a universal set of values, theory of right behavior (moral philosophy), and that the word "philosophy" means the love of wisdom.

This evening I got to go to a meeting.  I got to speak to a young person and a peer type person who are both in recovery.  Our reading was the last pages of "A Vision for You".  I thought about my walk into recovery and how the spiritual experience, the common mission in the book, and the fellowship i craved have been given unto me when I sought God's will.  I also thought about how this is a renewable resource when I follow the mission of helping others.  My newest renewal is the enthusiasm I feel at the prospect of new people in the new year.

Thanks be to God.