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Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
02/24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I can banish fear by realizing the truth. Am I afraid to be alone? This fear can be banished by the realization that I am never alone, that God is always with me wherever I am and whatever I do. Am I afraid that I won't have enough money to meet my needs? This fear can be banished by the realization that God is my inexhaustible, unfailing resource, now and always. Today I have the power to change fear into faith. CAN I SAY WITH CONFIDENCE, "I WILL TRUST, AND WILL NOT BE AFRAID.."?
TODAY I PRAY
That I may fear no evil, for God is with me. That I may learn to turn to my Higher Power when I am afraid. I pray diligently that my faith in God and trust in what He has in store for me is strong enough to banish the fears that undermine my courage.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Turn fear into faith.
I can banish fear by realizing the truth. Am I afraid to be alone? This fear can be banished by the realization that I am never alone, that God is always with me wherever I am and whatever I do. Am I afraid that I won't have enough money to meet my needs? This fear can be banished by the realization that God is my inexhaustible, unfailing resource, now and always. Today I have the power to change fear into faith. CAN I SAY WITH CONFIDENCE, "I WILL TRUST, AND WILL NOT BE AFRAID.."?
TODAY I PRAY
That I may fear no evil, for God is with me. That I may learn to turn to my Higher Power when I am afraid. I pray diligently that my faith in God and trust in what He has in store for me is strong enough to banish the fears that undermine my courage.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Turn fear into faith.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: HELP!
I've become an acoholic after rny....
It has been 3 years since my rny.... and I have found the love of my life. But he also was an alcoholic. Today I got stuck in a neighbor's yard bringing home their daughter from visiting mine....but the troubling part isn't the fact that I was drinking....but the fact that I got stuck in their driveway and my husband who was on his way home, had to get me UNSTUCK. My daughter's friend's "dad" was no help in getting me "unstuck" in the snow drift that was at the end of their drive....I had to wait for MY husband to get us unstuck, knowing that he'd be on the same way....
First off my husband Knew that I had been drinking, which I did not hide... then he chose to tell me how much trouble I'd be in if the police had found me with my daughter in the back seat stuck in a drift. But thank God he helped me get out of. I got home expecting to get the whole yelling at me trip, which he didn't do.....he explained that he and the kids loved me and know that I have a problem....
All I can say is HELP HELP HELP!!! I also have fibromyalgia and it the alcohol makes me not feel the pain... I have an appointment to see a specialist in Northern MN in a couple of weeks....I've been waiting about 3 months...........I'm on cymbalta and drink everyday. I know I have a problem, but I am so remote, that I don't know if I can get help now. It has taken me about 20 minutes to write this because I don't want the spelling errors to show how "under the influence" I really am...HELP this is the second posting of this because of computger issuesa.
It has been 3 years since my rny.... and I have found the love of my life. But he also was an alcoholic. Today I got stuck in a neighbor's yard bringing home their daughter from visiting mine....but the troubling part isn't the fact that I was drinking....but the fact that I got stuck in their driveway and my husband who was on his way home, had to get me UNSTUCK. My daughter's friend's "dad" was no help in getting me "unstuck" in the snow drift that was at the end of their drive....I had to wait for MY husband to get us unstuck, knowing that he'd be on the same way....
First off my husband Knew that I had been drinking, which I did not hide... then he chose to tell me how much trouble I'd be in if the police had found me with my daughter in the back seat stuck in a drift. But thank God he helped me get out of. I got home expecting to get the whole yelling at me trip, which he didn't do.....he explained that he and the kids loved me and know that I have a problem....
All I can say is HELP HELP HELP!!! I also have fibromyalgia and it the alcohol makes me not feel the pain... I have an appointment to see a specialist in Northern MN in a couple of weeks....I've been waiting about 3 months...........I'm on cymbalta and drink everyday. I know I have a problem, but I am so remote, that I don't know if I can get help now. It has taken me about 20 minutes to write this because I don't want the spelling errors to show how "under the influence" I really am...HELP this is the second posting of this because of computger issuesa.
Topic: Emotional Eating
i am concerned because after my surgery i discovered all these food issues. i love to eat, i eat because i am sad, because i am happy, i eat because i am bored, i just eat. i am in OA, i am trying to use the realize site, and here, but now i feel really discouraged, my band slipped and i had a new band put in ---Dec 7th, and now i feel frustrated because i am gaining weight. Any thoughts?
tali
tali
Topic: RE: 30 Days of Sobriety..
Wow.. I am impressed each time I read one of your posts!You are just human like the rest of us. I am praying WITH you that you continue on this path to recovery! You can do it. If you ever need anything let me know and I will do the best I can! Good Luck!
Topic: RE: 30 Days of Sobriety..
Way to go, Ramon!!! That is awesome....help comes in all shapes, and from all types of people...keep up the good work...one day at a time.
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Topic: 30 Days of Sobriety..
I would like to thank AA and my sponsor for helping me realize that I am not a bad person trying to be good but a sick person trying to be well.. I hit 30 days on Sunday and no that I could not have done it alone.. I was blessed enough that I didn't have to attend a rehab and I did it with some help from my friends. Thanks to everyone that believe and doubted me.. You both gave me strength..
ODAT
ODAT
Ramon Lopez
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
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
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
02/23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
The Twelve Steps teach us that as faith grows, so does security. The terrifying fear of nothingness begins to subside. As we work The Program, we find that the basic antidote for fear is a spiritual awakening. We lose the fear of making decisions, for we realize that if our choice proves wrong, we can learn from the experience. And should our decision be the right one, we can thank God for giving us the courage and the grace that caused us so to act. AM I GRATEFUL FOR THE COURAGE AND GRACE I RECEIVE FROM MY HIGHER POWER?
TODAY I PRAY
I ask that I be given the power to act, knowing that I have at least a half-chance to make the right decision and that I can learn from a wrong one. For so long, decision-making seemed beyond my capabilities. Now, I can find joy in being able to make choices. Thank you, God, for courage.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Freedom is choosing.
The Twelve Steps teach us that as faith grows, so does security. The terrifying fear of nothingness begins to subside. As we work The Program, we find that the basic antidote for fear is a spiritual awakening. We lose the fear of making decisions, for we realize that if our choice proves wrong, we can learn from the experience. And should our decision be the right one, we can thank God for giving us the courage and the grace that caused us so to act. AM I GRATEFUL FOR THE COURAGE AND GRACE I RECEIVE FROM MY HIGHER POWER?
TODAY I PRAY
I ask that I be given the power to act, knowing that I have at least a half-chance to make the right decision and that I can learn from a wrong one. For so long, decision-making seemed beyond my capabilities. Now, I can find joy in being able to make choices. Thank you, God, for courage.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Freedom is choosing.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful..
For 30 days with Bill W as my friend..
For phone calls..
For a great weekend of no remorse killing.. I went wild hog hunting and there is nothing like releasing some aggression..
For things that make me smile..
For another day..
For 30 days with Bill W as my friend..
For phone calls..
For a great weekend of no remorse killing.. I went wild hog hunting and there is nothing like releasing some aggression..
For things that make me smile..
For another day..
Ramon Lopez
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
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
Topic: Bariatric Surgery and Schizophrenia Diagnosis
Hi,
I have a brother who is extremely overweight and also has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has had schizophrenia for the last 20 years and is under a doctor's and takes the necessary medicine for it. Does anyone know of a doctor or hospital in the Maryland area that would consider him for bariatric surgery given his mental condition? I've consulted with the bariatric surgery center at one hospital in Maryland and they will not perform surgery on him due to this condition.
Thanks very much...Joe
I have a brother who is extremely overweight and also has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has had schizophrenia for the last 20 years and is under a doctor's and takes the necessary medicine for it. Does anyone know of a doctor or hospital in the Maryland area that would consider him for bariatric surgery given his mental condition? I've consulted with the bariatric surgery center at one hospital in Maryland and they will not perform surgery on him due to this condition.
Thanks very much...Joe
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
02/22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I came to The Program, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they UNDERSTOOD. I've since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It's normal, for example, to have a tiny "back-burner" fear that the person I love will leave me. But when the fear takes precedence over my present and very real relationship with the person I'm afraid of losing, then I'm in trouble. My responsibility to myself includes this: I must not fear things which do not exist. AM I CHANGING FROM A FEARFUL PERSON INTO A FEARLESS PERSON?
TODAY I PRAY
I ask God's help in waving away my fears -- those figments, fantasies, monstrous thoughts, prejections of disaster which have no bearing on the present. May I narrow the focus of my imagination and concentrate on the here-and-now, for I tend to see the future through a magnifying glass.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Projected fears, like shadows, are larger than life.
~~ boy.. isn't that the truth !
When I came to The Program, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they UNDERSTOOD. I've since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It's normal, for example, to have a tiny "back-burner" fear that the person I love will leave me. But when the fear takes precedence over my present and very real relationship with the person I'm afraid of losing, then I'm in trouble. My responsibility to myself includes this: I must not fear things which do not exist. AM I CHANGING FROM A FEARFUL PERSON INTO A FEARLESS PERSON?
TODAY I PRAY
I ask God's help in waving away my fears -- those figments, fantasies, monstrous thoughts, prejections of disaster which have no bearing on the present. May I narrow the focus of my imagination and concentrate on the here-and-now, for I tend to see the future through a magnifying glass.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Projected fears, like shadows, are larger than life.
~~ boy.. isn't that the truth !
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
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