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01/20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
The first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout, used many concepts of The Program in his own practice. Over many years, the doctor's study of the
"conversion experience" led him to see, first, that it is the act of surrender which initiates the switch from negative to positive; second, that the positive phase is really a state of surrender which follows the act of surrender; and third, that the state of surrender, if maintained, supplies an emotional tone to all thinking and feeling that insures healthy adjustment. AM I LIVING IN A CONSTANT STATE OF SURRENDER?
TODAY I PRAY
May I understand that I do not have to "unlearn" my respect for "self-reliance," that trait of character which I heard praised so often from the time I was a tiny child. Only my understanding of the word must change. For as I come to know that "self" is part of God, that I am nothing except in His Being, there is no quarrel between self-reliance and God-reliance. May I rely upon that self which is God's.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Not part-god, but part of God.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
That I still have a job.. They laid eight people off yesterday..
That Linda Jones is in Peace now.. May God bless her soul.. I will miss you, Linda.. Thanks for the inspiration..
For getting smarter..
That I got to talk to G-Dawg on facebook last night.. Sempre Fi..
That my roomie is going to the conference with me this weekend..
Co-Founder
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Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
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01/19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
It was far easier for me to accept my powerlessness over my addiciton than it was for me to accept the notion that some sort of Higher Power could accomplish that which I had been unable to accomplish myself. Simply by seeking help and accepting the fellowship of others similarly afflicted, the craving left me. And I realized that if I was doing what I was powerless alone to do, then surely I was doing so by some Power outside my own and obviously greater. HAVE I SURRENDERED MY LIFE INTO THE HANDS OF GOD?
TODAY I PRAY
May God ease in me the arrogant pride which keeps me from listening to Him. May my unhealthy dependence on chemicals and my clinging dependence on those nearby be transformed into reliance on God. Only in this kind of dependence/reliance on a Higher Power will I find my own transformation.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I am God-dependent.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Today I am grateful for...
the work day being "almost" over.. not feeling well (getting a cold) and I want to go home and rest..
that the weather is somewhat warmer..
that there is someone special in my life.. who fills my thoughts all the time
for a very special friend and his recovery now in treatment
for GOD.. for whom all blessings flow!
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Today I am grateful..
For the great season the Cowboys had.. I hated to see it end like that but there are several teams wishing that they were in the playoffs..
For changes..
For Debra and having the party go off without a hitch..
For another day..
That Marin Luther King Jr. had a dream..
For SMILES (SMALL MIRACLES IN LIFE'S EVERYDAY STRUGGLES) AND CRIES ( CERTIAN REASONS I'M EXTREMELY SAD)
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
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Dear Rhonda, I am 8 days sober and loving it. Though a nervouse wreck and a crying fool my heart is light and my resolve is firm. I look to Lord every morning to see me through and hold tight to my faith to keep me strong. Thank you for being so much of an inspiration for me and a steadfast freind. Keep me in your prayers as I will you. I can't write much this morning as I have an AA meeting to make it to but I wanted to let you know my status so to speak. I do not have your number because in my drunken, drug induced coma I lost it. Thank God for email addresses! Mine is xxx-xxx-xxxx. Call me when you have time or write. I am off to shower and drive! LOL I love you my freind
01/18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
If we are determined to stop drinking or using other chemicals, there must be no reservations whatsoever, not any lurking notion that our allergy of the body and obsession of the mind will some day reverse themselves. Our regeneration comes through the splendid paradox of the Twelve Steps: Strength arises from complete defeat, and the loss of one's old life is a condition for finding a new one. AM I CONVINCED THAT IN POWERLESSNESS, POWER COMES? AM I CERTAIN THAT BY RELEASING MY LIFE AND WILL, I AM RELEASED?
TODAY I PRAY
May I know power through powerlessness, victory through surrender, triumph through defeat. May I learn to relinquish any trace of secret pride that I can "do it by myself." Let my will be absorbed and streered by the omnipotent will of God.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Let go and let God.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Today I am grateful..
That it is Friday.. This has been on hell of a week..
For winning and lossing..
For the people that make me smile..
For being able to smile..
For the little things in life..
SONG OF THE WEEK..
STAND BACK UP BY SUGARLAND..
Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
Only human aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when i say,
I will stand back up,
Youll know just the moment when ive have enough,
Sometimes im afraid, and i dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than youd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
Theres a light that just wont let me,
It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,
I've weathered all these stroms,
But i just turn them into wind, so i can fly,
What dont kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
Thats when I'll just give up,
So, go ahead to take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you cant keep me down,
'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when ive had enough,
Sometimes im afraid and I dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,
Youll know just the moment when ive had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.
MOVIE QUOTE OF THE WEEK..
There is nothing sadder in life than wasted talent.. From A Bronx Tale..
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
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Thanks Obesityhelp.com
