MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY

  “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." ~William James

Good One!


RECOVERY MEDITATIONS
One Day at a Time
March 5, 2012

~ SCARS ~

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"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."

Shirley MacLaine

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I’ve lived most of my life filled with bitterness towards people, God
and myself. My mind, soul, and body were consumed by hatred,
self-pity, pain, hopelessness, and a complete sense of
powerlessness. I focused my energy on reviewing my scars. I counted
them, checked them, nurtured them, and flaunted them. They were proof
of all the wrongs I’d endured. They were my source of energy. They
were my identity. They were my badge of sorrow.

As I work my recovery, I am beginning to see everything from a new
perspective. Gradually my head is lifted and my eyes are turned away
from my once-beloved scars. The more I allow myself to accept that my
powerlessness is not a prison of doom, the more I discover that it is
my doorway to faith, surrender, and serenity.

My scars are still here. There is no magic potion to remove them. What
is magical, however, is that I see them so differently. I find that I
have a choice to make every day: I can cherish my scars as proof of
the pain I have suffered, or I can be thankful for them as evidence of
things I have survived. Scar tissue forms and creates a stronger,
thicker skin in its place. I can either pick at it and make it bleed,
or I can welcome the lessons and endurance it has built into my life.

ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .

I will choose to see my scars as proof of the difficulties I have
survived. I will choose to appreciate them as evidence that God has
brought me through suffering and has used all things to strengthen my
faith in Him, my hope for tomorrow, and my serenity for today.

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