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i got arrested just things that i would never of done when fat ..i dont have a man either what decent guy wants a black out drunk. im so sad.
REFELCTION FOR THE DAY
I admitted that I couldn't win the booze and chemical battle on my own. So I finally began to accept the critically important fact that dependence on a Higher Power could help me achieve what had always seemed impossible. I stopped running. I stopped fighting. For the first time, I began accepting. And for the first time, I began to be really free. DO I REALIZE THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF SHOES I'M WEARING WHEN I'M RUNNING AWAY?
TODAY I PRAY
May I know the freedom that comes with surrender to a Higher Power -- that most important kind of surrender that means neither "giving in" nor "giving up" but "giving over" my will to the will of God. Like a weary fugitive from spiritual order, may I stop hiding, dodging, running. May I find peace in surrender, in the knowledge that God will that I be whole and healthy and He will show me the way.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
First surrender, then serenity.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
You're quite welcome!!
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
The Program and my friends in the fellowship have provided me with a whole new set of tools for living. Even the slogans that once seemed so trite and corny are now becoming an important part of my daily life: Easy Does It; First Things First; This, Too, Will Pass. If I use all of my tools regularly and well, they'll also help rid me of such negative feelings as guilt, anxiety, rebellion and pride. WHEN I'M FEELING DEPRESSED, DO I USE THE TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE? OR DO I GRIT MY TEETH AND SUFFER IN PAINFUL SILENCE?
TODAY I PRAY
I praise my wonder-working Higher Power for giving me the tools for recovery, once I admitted I was powerless over alcohol or other drugs or addictions and gave myself over to the will of God as I understand Him. I give thanks for the Twelve Steps, and for the fellowship of the group, which can help me see myself honestly. I give thanks for those words and phrases which become, as we understand them more completely, banners in our celebration of sobriety.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Pass on the passwords to recovery.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I sit quietly and compare my life today with the way it used to be, the difference is almost beyond belief. But things aren't always rosy; some days are a lot better than others. I tend to accept the bad days more easily on an intellectual level than I do emotionally, or at gut-level. There are no pat answers, but part of the solution surely lies in a constant effort to practice all of the Twelve Steps. DO I ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY HIGHER POWER WILL NEVER GIVE ME MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE -- ONE DAY AT A TIME?
TODAY I PRAY
That I may receive strength in the knowledge that God never gives us more than we can bear, that I can always, somehow, endure present pain, whereas the trials of a lifetime, condensed into one disastrous moment, would surely overcome me. Thanks be to God for giving us only those tribulations which are in proportion to our strength, never destroying us inour frailty. May I remember that fortitude grows out of suffering.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Present pain is endurable.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
REFLECTIONS FOR THE DAY
Since I came to The Program, I've become increasingly aware of the Serenity Prayer. I see it on literature covers, the walls of meeting rooms, and in the homes of new-found friends. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." DO I UNDERSTAND THE SERENITY PRAYER? DO I BELIEVE IN ITS POWER AND REPEAT IT OFTEN? IS IT BECOMING EASIER FOR ME TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE?
TODAY I PRAY
God grant that the words of the Serenity Prayer never become mechanical for me or lose their meaning in the lulling rhythms of repetition. I pray that these words will continue to take on new depths of significance as I fit life's realities to them. I trust that I may find the solutions I need in this prayer, which, in it's simplicity, encompasses all of life's situations.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Share the prayer..
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Thanks for sharing it, Ramon! Will love to take a look at it :)
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
In the past, and sometimes even now, I automatically have thought, "Why me?", when I'm trying to learn that my first problem is to accept my present cir****tances as they are, myself as I am and the people around me as they are. Just as I finally accepted my powerlessness over my addiction, so must I accept my powerlessness over people, places and things. AM I LEARNING TO ACCEPT LIFE ON LIFE'S TERMS?
TODAY I PRAY
May I learn to control my urge to control, my compulsion to manage, neaten, organize and label the lives of others. May I learn to accept situations and people as they are instead of as I would like them to be. Thus, may I do away with the ongoing frustrations that a controlling person, by nature, faces continually. May I be entirely ready to have God remove this defect of characther.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Control for the controller (me).
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
