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“A faith that sets bounds to itself, that will believe so much and no more, that will trust thus far and no further, is none.”

JULIUS CHARLES HARE AND AUGUSTUS WILLIAM HARE

I know that I’m not supposed to keep prescription drugs after their expiration dates. But like so many people I often neglect to throw them away, even though they are no longer effective or even appropriate for my illnesses. When I decided to get rid of a drawer full of outdated medications not long ago, I found myself lingering morosely over their names, dosages, and the month and year they were prescribed.

Before I flushed them away I tried, with little success, to remember which drugs had been prescribed for what conditions. What I did remember vividly were the terrible side effects of some—the nausea, vertigo, headaches, and rashes; the outlandish $3-a-pill cost of several; the complete ineffectiveness of so many. And I thought despairingly, “What a waste! No more drugs, no more pills, never again. The hell with it.”

That evening, when I became willing to let go of my self-destructive anger, I was restored to sanity. I recommitted myself, deep in my heart, to continue doing whatever I can and whatever it takes to get well again.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Medicines are not panaceas but tools to help me build my house of health.