When we compulsively strive for perfection, we invariably injure ourselves. For one thing, we end up creating big problems from little ones. For another, we become frustrated and filled with despair when we're unable to meet the impossible goals we've set for ourselves. And finally, we decrease our capability to deal with life and reality as they are.

Can I learn to yield a little here and there? Can I apply myself with a quiet mind only to what is possible and attainable?

Today I Pray … May I see that striving for an impossible accomplishment provides me with an ever-ready excuse for not making it. It is also an indication of my loss of reality sense, which ought to involve knowing what I can do and then doing it. With the help of my Gamblers Anonymous group and my Higher Power, may I learn to set "reasonable goals." These may seem ridiculously small to me, after years of thinking big. But, by breaking down my projects into several smaller ones, may I find that I actually can accomplish some of my goals.

Today I Will Remember … Break down large goals into smaller ones.

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