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I'm so grateful that you are doing better... your posts just illuminate from your sobriety with each day out. I understand we still have our bad days.. but .. we see them so differently when not in our drinking.
love ya
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
02/21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Do I waste my time and energy wrestling with situations that aren't actually worth a second thought? Like Don Quixote, the bemused hero of Spanish literature, do I imagine windmills as menacing giants, battling them until I am ready to drop from exhaustion? Today, I'll not allow my imagination to build small troubles into big ones. I'll try to see each situation clearly, giving it only the value and attention it deserves. HAVE I COME TO BELIEVE, AS THE SECOND OF THE TWELVE STEPS SUGGESTS, THAT A POWER GREATER THAN MYSELF CAN RESTORE ME TO SANITY?
TODAY I PRAY
God, keep my perspective sane. Help me to avoid aggrandizing petty problems, tying too much significance to casual conversations, making a Vesuvius out of an anthill. Keep my fears from swelling out of scale, like shadows on a wall. Restore my values, which became distorted during the days of my chemical involvement.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Sanity is perspective.
I read a quote yesterday that got me thinking..
"People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves." Tyrone Edwards
It made me think... in AA they say you must believe in a Power higher than yourself. It doesn't matter who or what that power is.. but you must find one. Some who don't believe in God will find that power in The Group of AA as a whole. That the group is stronger than themself. After reading that quote I think it makes more sense to me now..
If you don't have a Higher Power.. find one
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
I am so grateful that I am sober today, and working my program. It got me through my surgery, and has kept me stable this week.
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
I may need the same surgery - is it really painful? How long do you plan to stay out of work? Anyway, congrats on your 30+ days and your accountability with the pain meds. I may have had a problem with alcohol, but not with pain meds - they all make me sicker than a dog. I would make a lousy drug addict! I did make a lousy drunk too - at the end I was constantly sick. Glad to be 8 months sober yesterday.
Kathy
Good Morning OH'ers.. IT'S FRIDAY..
Today I am grateful..
That I didn't lose it at work yesterday.. I am getting really tired of a fellow co-worker..
For people that have me seeing the light..
That the moon was so pretty last night..
For knowing that I am better than the co-worker since I don't have to hurt her with words..
For Casual week.. I love jeans.. LOL
SONG OF THE WEEK..
PATIENCE BY GUNS AND ROSES..
1,2,1,2,3,4
[whistle]
Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you
I'm still alright to smile
Girl, I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn't sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt
You're in my heart now
Sad, woman, take it slow
It'll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
Said, sugar, make it slow
And we come together fine
All we need is just a little patience
(patience)
Mm, yeah
I sit here on the stairs
'Cause I'd rather be alone
If I can't have you right now
I'll wait, dear
Sometimes I get so tense
But I can't speed up the time
But you know, love
There's one more thing to consider
Sad, woman, take it slow
And things will be just fine
You and I'll just use a little patience
Said, sugar, take the time
'Cause the lights are shining bright
You and I've got what it takes
To make it, We won't fake it,
I'll never break it
'cause I can't take it
[whistle]
...little patience, mm yeah, mm yeah
need a little patience, yeah
just a little patience, yeah
some more patience, yeah
need some patience, yeah
could use some patience, yeah
gotta have some patience, yeah
all it takes is patience,
just a little patience
is all you need *
I BEEN WALKIN' THE STREETS AT NIGHT
JUST TRYIN' TO GET IT RIGHT
HARD TO SEE WITH SO MANY AROUND
YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE
BEING STUCK IN THE CROWD
AND THE STREETS DON'T CHANGE
BUT MAYBE THE NAME
I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THE GAME
'CAUSE I NEED YOU
YEAH, YEAH, BUT I NEED YOU
OO, I NEED YOU
WHOA, I NEED YOU
OO, ALL THIS TIME **
(ah)
MOVIE QUOTE OF THE WEEK..
"FEEL THE PAIN, FEEL THE JOY OF A MAN WHO WAS NEVER A BOY." WAIST DEEP
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
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
02-19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When a person says something rash or ugly, we sometimes say they are "forgetting themselves," meaning they're forgetting their BEST selves in a sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury. If I remember the kind of person I want to be, hopefully I won't "forget myself" and yield to a fit of temper. I'll believe that the positive always defeats the negative: courage overcomes fear; patience overcomes anger and irritability; love overcomes hatred. AM I ALWAYS STRIVING FOR IMPROVEMENT?
TODAY I PRAY
Today I ask that God, to Whom all things are possible, help me turn negatives into positives--anger into super-energy, fear into a chance to be courageous, hatred into love. May I take time out to remember examples of such positive-from-negative transformations from the whole of my lifetime. Uppermost is God's miracle: my freedom from the slavery of addiction.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Turn negatives into positives.
.. yesterday I became mad.. frustrated at a cowork who is also a friend over something she did/said. I then said something out of haste to just be spiteful. It bothered me the remainder of the day and last night altho I was still angry. This morning when I went in she was there. I said Hi.. and we talked very casual cold. I then told her.. I want to apologize to you for yesterday for being spiteful. I was angry but should not have said what I did. She apologized also and we are good buddies again. IT WAS EASY.. usually I NEVER can say I'm sorry. But I did.. (thinking of the A DAY AT A TIME past few days talking about anger) and it was easy.
who knew that this stuff really does work. I'M LIVING PROOF.. a work in progress.. but living proof!! It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
for those times when the plan just works the you intended.
for cooperation from co workers (yes, teamwork does exist!)
for my greyhounds... they are my fan club....four wiggly butts to make me smile!
for simple things that we often forget... a thank you, a please, and a smile.
When I look to God, instead of my situations, I see His hand taking care of me in the little details that mean so much. I had total peace all day yesterday, even prior to my surgery. It was a God thing for sure.
I am not having any difficulty with my pain meds at this point. I call my AA sponsor to let her know when I take it, that helps me stay accountable.
She might be able to drive me to a meeting tonight, as I can't drive till tomorrow. I had general anasthesia yesterday, so driving is out of the question till tomorrow, and whenever I take my med.
Have a great day.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Today I am grateful..
That I know when to get out of bad situations..
That I am learning to forgive..
That I know I can't help those that don't help themselves..
For the love I have for people although they may not know it..
For the friendships that I have had with people that are no longer friends although they are still thought about..
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
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
I am on Vicodin and Prednisone. Both make me loopy in opposite ways. I am staying in close contact with people in program and recovery.
Just wanted to check in and let you all know how I made out today.
Huggles,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
