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06/18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I believe today that I have a right to make spiritual progress. I have a right to be emotionally mature. I have a right to take pleasure in my own company, and that makes me more pleasant to be with. I also have a right to become willing -- deeply willing, entirely willing -- to make amends to all those I've harmed. Because I can now accept myself the way I am, I can accept other people the way they are -- not entirely, but to a much greater degree than in the past. HAVE I BEGUN TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH GOD, AND THUS WITH MYSELF?
TODAY I PRAY
May God show me that it's okay to like myself, even while trying to repair old wrongs and rebuild from splinters. May I keep telling myself that I am different now, I have changed, I am a better and wiser and healthier perosn, I have made some good choices. As this "new person," may I find it easier to make atonements for what happened long ago and in another spiritual place. May those I have wronged also find it easier to accept my amends.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
It's okay to like myself.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
on 6/17/10 3:03 pm
on 6/17/10 2:36 pm
I am so happy for you Trish!!! If you were here... I'd give you a big ole hug
I know how you have struggled... and today I am grateful that you have found your way back and have serenity today.
Keep sharing Trish as I know that there are sooo many that needs to hear what you have to say!!
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
06/17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. A casual apology, on the one hand, will rarely suffice in making amends to one we have harmed; a true change of attitude, in contrast, can do wonders to make up for past unkindnesses. If I've deprived anyone of any material thing, I'll acknowledge the debt and pay it as soon as I'm able. WILL I SWALLOW MY PRIDE AND MAKE THE FIRST OVERTURES TOWARD RECONCILIATION?
TODAY I PRAY
God, show me the best ways to make "direct amends." Sometimes simply admitting my mistakes may make it up to someone and unload my own simmering guilt. Other times restitution may take some creative thought. May I be wholly aware that I cannot take this Ninth Step unless I develop some caring, some real concern about how others feel, along with changes in my behavior.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
First I care, then I apologize.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
God bless you always,
Kathi
Embrace your challenges!
Kathi (The Kat Lady)
hospital. I was a mess with drinking, pain pills and cutting. It is amazing
how low I sank that time. While there, it was recommended I go inpatient for my
alcoholism. My outpatient alcohol treatment therapist suggested it before I
went to the hospital. I was not a happy camper inpatient, but I did something I
had never done about my alcohol problem before while there. I prayed and
surrendered myself to God. I have had a peace about my program ever since.
When I got 90 days, I jumped into service at my home group, speaking at a
meeting, now chairing a meeting, and even serving on Intergroup. I am so
grateful I do not want to drink today, nor have I wanted to in a very long time.
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Post Surgical Depression or Post Opperative Depression.
Hope this helps. Take care and gd bless.
Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? I say, what difference does it make--I paid for a full glass,so either way I am getting jipped!!!
If you are not in therapy, it would be a good idea to get into therapy.
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
06/14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Somewhere along the line as we become more involved in The Program, we reach a sharp awareness of the growth-value of honesty and candor. When this happens, one of the first things we're able to admit is that our past behavior has been far from sane or even reasonable. As soon as we can make this admission -- without shame or embarrassment -- we find still another dimension of freedom. IN MY GRADUAL RECOVERY, AM I EXPECTANT THAT LIFE WILL BECOME EVEN RICHER AND EVER MORE SERENE?
TODAY I PRAY
May I know, even as I take that mighty First Step, which may be the first really honest move I have made in a long time, that honesty takes practice. My old, deluded, head-tripping self is as different from the honest self that I must become as night is from day. May I realize that it will take more than just one grey dawn to change me.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Honesty takes practice.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
