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04/13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Any number of addicted people are bedeviled by the dire conviction that if they ever go near The Program -- whether by attending meetings or talking one-to-one with a member -- they'll be pressured to conform to some particular brand of faith or religion. They don't realize that faith is never an imperative for membership in The Program; that freedom from addiction can be achieved with an easily acceptable minimum of it; and that our concepts of a Higher Power and God -- as we understand Him -- afford everyone a nearly unlimited choice of spiritual belief and action. AM I RECEIVING STRENGTH BY SHARING WITH NEWCOMERS?
TODAY I PRAY
May I never frighten newcomers or keep away those who are considering coming to The Program by "laying on them" my particular, personal ideas about a Higher Power. May each discover his or her own spiritual identity. May all find within themselves a link with some great universal Being or Spirit whose power is greater than theirs individually. May I grow, both in tolerance and in spirituality, every day.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
I will reach, not preach.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Please atry to go back to the basics of post-RNY eating -- protein first and foremost, with some veggies, fruit, and other GOOD carbs thrown in AFTER the protein... no drinking with meals... etc.. You will likely continue to lose the weight if you do this. I am concerned that if you continue on the road you are on, you will end up in trouble both in terms of mental health and physical health. (Talking to a counselor who is familiar with WLS and eating disorders might also be helpful.)
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
If we attempt to understand rather than to be understood, we can more quickly assure a newcomer that we have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. All of us, whatever our race, creed, color or ethnic heritage are the children of a living Creator, with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms--as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try. Do I know the difference between sympathy and empathy? Can I put myself in the newcomer's shoes?
TODAY I PRAY
May I try to love all humanity as children of a living God. May I respect the different ways through which they find and worship Him. May I never be so rigid as to discount another's path to God or so insensitive that I use the fellowship of the group as a preaching ground to extol my religious beliefs as the only way. I can only know what works for me.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
We are all children 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
04/11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I came; I came to; I came to believe. The Program has enabled me to learn that deep down in every man, woman and child is the fundamental idea of a God. It may be obscured by pomp, by calamity, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of the Power in human lives are facts as old as man himself. HOW WELL DO I SHARE MY FREE GIFTS?
TODAY I PRAY
I pray that I may continue to look for -- and find -- the Godliness that is in me and in every other person, no matter how it is obscured. May I be aware that the consciousness of a Higher Power has been present in man since he was first given the power to reason, no matter what name he gave to it or how he sought to reach it. May my own faith in a Higher Power be reinforced by the experience of all mankind -- and by the working of His gracious miracles in my own life.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
God is in us all.
My heart and prayers go out for Captain Richard Phillips and for all other hostages captured by pirates. What a courageous man he is for turning himself over for the safety of his men. To ME.. he has demonstrated great Godliness in himself. His family and loved ones must be so proud of him. God please watch over him.. ~Amen~
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Addiction is a life long battle- it can be put into remission, but it never goes away.
What is your reasoning for drinking since that incident?? Ultimately, it is up to you to decide if you are an alcoholic, and there are online support meetings if you are uncomfortable going to a live AA meeting.
I have been in recovery for a year and a half, and I do not attend AA/NA.It isn't for me, but what I am doing is working just fine.
on 4/10/09 2:12 am
on 4/9/09 4:55 am
Day two was a success. i am not going to type in each day, that will get irritating. had cut back to once a week. if this doesn't work i will get help. i very easily turn down drinks at get toghers because i am driving. i don't feel i am 'in trouble' just want to keep an eye on it. Thought I would go cold turkey for a year just to make sure i do not develope into issues.
Melanie
