"JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime."
"JUST FOR TODAY: I will decide to be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine. JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot."
A 'Just for Today' credo prescribes daily actions: live only through the present day, avoid brooding about yesterday or obsessing about tomorrow, and refrain from setting overwhelming long-term goals. The credo urges choosing happiness by avoiding depressing thoughts and replacing them with sunshine, accepting reality while correcting what is controllable and accepting what is not, and improving the mind through focused, effortful reading. It advises being agreeable, kind, courteous, improving appearance, not speaking ill of others, and refraining from trying to improve others. It encourages positive health actions, quitting smoking, taking brisk walks, and showing courage and responsibility for one's actions. A guideline cites the Holy Vedas and begins 'Man has subjected himself...'
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