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I am powerless over people, places, and things. When I surrender, give my day to my God, He leads and guides me. The thing that I can do for others is pray. The power of prayer links our spirit to what I call the Divine Triangle. ![]()
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It is nice to go back to old posts and find what you need for in the moment. Today is a day I hope I never have to repeat anytime soon. Nothing that I can point a finger to, just a day like this reading which started with sunshine and promise and ended up with me fighting myself, feeling very alone with no desire to much of anything, certainly not going to a meeting and being with people, and no one came to mind that I really wanted to talk to. My son was here for a short time, he even cooked supper. I laid down for a couple of hours while he watch a movie because I was in pain. In the last hour since he left, I have been reading old posts and feeling a little better. I think part of the problem has been depression. I have been taking nothing for my pain, my new doctor refuses to give me the medication that has worked for me for the past twelve years, and I think I am just sick and tired of fighting the pain. Just for today, I have had problems being strong. This piece gives me a lot of strength. It was written by a very special lady who is on tour and I don't get to correspond much any more. I am grateful for the lessons she taught me and started me on a new spiritual awareness many years ago. Thanks for letting me share. The key for me when I read this tonight was getting out of my own way. ![]()
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This reminds me of what my sponsor said in early recovery. Stop looking up, start looking in. Everywhere you go you take with you. Every where you go, God is with you. It is my strong belief that when I go to a meeting, I am visiting a God Village. Many times when I have had a healing or a change in my life, a monarch butterfly appeared. I was given gifts by friends in recovery at my anniversaries in the shape of a butterfly because I was so sick when I got here, and the person that was, is no more. I still have issues today, but even with my pain, I am not that lost soul I was when I came into recovery. Today my God is with me. One of the times I seem to be able to connect with Him/Her is when I am sitting on the throne or in the bathtub. I also have a little prayer I say when I am in the shower, asking God to cleanse me of negativity and help me to let go of what isn't mine.
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This reminds me that I must bring things out of the darkness into the Light! From my old site The Gathering of Eagles. This is the name of an AA convention in Texas. They asked me to design a flyer for them. They chose my eagles and kept their old flyer, so I used the name for a new site. It is now gone and glad when I find old posts from the site, that I posted on other people's sites.
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“Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with
my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice.” - - Bill Watterson Have found over the years that I have learned to hesitate and meditate before I speak. That is a real departure from the old me, even in recovery, I wanted to tell people, who it should be done! For me to walk away and not react was and is a big step for me. I still may come back and share my own experience, strength, and hope. It just won't be done with resentment and anger. I have always been a person who has believed in standing up for what she believes in. For too many years, mum was the word and it all festered inside, only to explode in anger and hate. I am a firm believer in it isn't about what you say, it is about how you say it. When you let go of the anger and always having to be right, things can be stated in truth. Agreeing to disagree was a wonderful tool in recovery. I use to tell my ex-husband, you just took your foot out of your mouth to put the other one in. My tongue was a real weapon. In today, I try to use it for healing, instead of tearing people apart and forgetting to put them back together after ward. I have had a lot of deep seated anger of the years. It was buried very deep and I didn't realize it was there until I heard myself speak.
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From Higher Awareness - used with permission So many times we don't make healthy choices and our humanness comes out because we have not made contact to our Higher Power or applied our program to our life. We have left it in the rooms of recovery and forgot to take it with us into today. We can share our experience, strength and hope, that doesn't mean people have to follow it, but hopefully they will find a little bit of it that is applicable to them. The Big Book says, "I can't keep my sobriety unless I give it away. What others do with it is none of my business.
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The Bible can be a good recovery tool. So often man reads into something they want it to say and often take things out of context. They see a few words and forget the rest.
http://biblehub.com/james/1-19.htm For many years, I feared the wrath of God, because I did not obey the laws of the church. I was very angry at the "thou shall nots" not the 10 commandments, but the the ones that stopped me from dancing, movies, playing cards, etc. I felt like I might as well get hung as a sheep as a lamp and tried drinking, smoking and looking for love in all the wrong places and for all the wrong reasons. Today I am slower to anger, although this morning I got a little ticked off when a man came in the front door, saw me coming with my walker from the mall door and didn't wait for me, hold the door open for the elevator. He went up to 10. It wasn't a long wait and wasn't really all his fault, I was cold and waited a long time for my bus. I was going to visit a person in the coffee area and I was going to take myself out for lunch, but decided to do neither. I won't mention the name that I called him. Suffice to say, I said a 'little' prayer for him and me. The opposite example was patience. It says slow to wrath. In order to be slow, that means I need to be patient. Not too good with that one either. I am certainly a whole lot happier when I don't go around mad. Mad at the world, mad at myself, just makes me a very unhappy person with no peace and serenity. Still working on this anger thing, have a couple of issues that I need to pray on. ![]() Quote:
I have found that it is alright to be angry, but it is how I deal with it and how long I hang onto it that is important. An angry moment should not spoil a whole day. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Like the Eagle I fly, I soar with the clouds on High. Wind in my feathers, like a breeze blowing through heather. I ride the wind with out thought or care, wishing this feeling I could share. The higher i soar the cord stretches thin, I disconnect from Mother Earth, leaving my Kin. I long to fly, to the Sun...beyond, this earthly body leave behind with the flick of a wand. Fly on and on to new places and worlds, a messenger of love, a peace hearald. I reach the end of the cord feel it pull, I look back at my home that tiny world. The more I look the futher back I fall Then I slam back into my body in no time at all. As I catch my breath, taking my journey to mind. I realise only glimpses leaving the bulk behind. The feelings however are held deep in my heart, Which is still soaring the heavens, never the two shall part . ~EagleShadow 2006 Originally posted at Spirit of Rain
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![]() ![]() I never met a spring day I didn't like... Or summer, autumn and winter, too. You've turned the prettiest flowers the color of the rainbow... And the sky the most beautiful blue. Oh nature, Mother Nature What would we do without you? You knew just what you were doing When you blessed the earth with rain. You knew it would cause the grass to grow... And the flowers to bloom again. You sent summer's soft warm breezes And sunshine shore to shore... Working miracles For mankind to explore! Fall's magic paintbrush soon transforms Tree's crowns to crimson and gold. And winter works His magic... Turning the wind to crystal snowflakes... Each one like the rarest diamond...I'm told. And spring...Oh beautiful spring! A time to pray, perhaps to dream. A time to work with our hands In earth's warm sod.... Oh Nature...Mother Nature... When will we all realize That you must surely Walk hand in hand with God? Written by: Elizabeth Durney
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God and Father of all people, never let me look down on others or make anyone feel inferior. Show me how to remove any prejudices so that I may appreciate individuals more for who they are. Inspire me to live in such a way that I may discover you in the people I will meet today. Amen. ![]() Gandhi said: “If you don’t find God in the very next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further. Had a similar thought this morning, if you can`t find God in the people and things around you, what are you looking for, a burning bush? Your blessing will be few and far between.
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![]() The Creator is my companion; I shall not hurry. He helps me pause in pleasant places; He gives me moments of renewal. He calms my anxiety. He keeps me in the path of quietness for His love's sake. Yes, though I am surrounded by rush and stress and worry, I will not be overwhelmed; for You are with me. Your calmness protects and comforts me. You have refreshed my soul even in in the middle of my busy life. You have eased my mind with inner peace. Surely quietness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life And I will dwell in the care of the Creator for ever. This modern interpretation and adaptation of Psalm 23 helps me when I am overworking and not taking care of myself. Celia Haddon - The Yearbook of and Wisdom ![]()
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The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. The smallest kindness is better than the best pitch.
It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice. - Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote Like this, like even better that we are suppose to do nice things and not tell people what we did. I remember thinking that I had to tell because you wouldn't know I was working a good program if you didn't see me do it. LOL! The Egotist, the Self-centered alcoholic/addict who thinks it is all about them. Not knowing that the people on the other side of the street are just as sick if not sicker from being around them and picking up their bad habits. My intention was to do good, often though it was to get back, get attention, get recognition, and/or strokes and have you like me. I felt unloved, unwanted, rejected, abandoned, and hurt by the actions of others, and full of fear. It is difficult some days when you are at war with yourself. Coming from both sides of the track, it is about looking at the whole picture. It is about the good of the whole, not always about what is good for me. AA says get out of self and help others. Al-Anon says, you have always taken care of others, take care of yourself. What I found was: I need to take care of myself so I could help others. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. === 2 Corinthians 5:7 We live by faith, not by sight.
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