In recovery, we live life one day at a time, an idea requiring an enormous amount of faith. We refuse to look back - unless healing from the past is part of today's work. We look ahead only to make plans. We focus on this day's activity, living it to the best of our ability. If we do that long enough, we'll have enough connected days of healing living to make something valuable of our life.
...I pray for knowledge of Your will for me only...
We surrender to God's will. We stop trying to control, and we settle for a life that is manageable. We trust our Higher Power's will for us - that it's good, generous, and with direction.
We're learning, through trial and error, to separate our will from God's will. We're learning that God's will is not offensive. We've learned that sometimes there's a difference between what others want us to do and God's will. We're also learning that God did not intend for us to be codependent, to be martyrs, to control or care take. We're learning to trust ourselves.
. . . and the power to carry that through.
Some of recovery is accepting powerlessness. An important part of recovery is claiming the power to take care of ourselves.
Sometimes, we need to do things that are frightening or painful. Sometimes, we need to step out, step back, or step forward. We need to call on the help of a Power greater than ourselves to do that.
We will never be called upon to do anything that we won't be empowered to do.
Today, I can call upon an energizing Power Source to help me. That Power is God. I will ask for what I need.
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
A wonderfully simple concept, yet even this i can complicate Yep it seems that in the face of great adversity that i shine but with the every day hum drum i struggle.
Just for today i will make the greatest effort to have faith in my higher power.
Thanks for this beautiful reminder & its breakdown Q I have to laugh with alligot's synopsis of the adverse compared with the everyday, that really tickled me. Shows us what we can be made of & made me think of some words that may belong to Nelson Mandela. Correct me if anyone knows different ~
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure It is our light not our darkness that frightens us most We ask ourselves "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, "Who am I not to be?" By playing small you do not serve the World There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others don't feel inadequate and insecure around you We are all meant to shine as children do Born to manifest the glory that is within us It is not just in some of us; it is in Everyone And as we let our light shine * We unconsciously give others permission to do the same As we are all liberated from our own fear Our presence automatically liberates others
Have a beautiful 24 Dxx
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Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Yep it seems that in the face of great adversity that i shine but with the every day hum drum i struggle.