Small Spiritual Victories

I had a small victory in my war against intellectual masochism recently. An article popped up at Facebook that had all the trappings of something I read only to upset myself. I saw almost no chance of it being something that could actually change the way I think, but only my emotional state. I scrolled on despite a HUGE temptation to engage in my regular pattern of mental self-hurt. A small victory, but one worth celebrating. Celebrate the small spiritual victories, for the large-scale changes are few and far between, and are made up by more incremental progress.