. . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94
I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commented, "Oh! Your plants are so beautiful, it seems such a shame to cut them back." I replied, "I know how you feel, but the excess must be removed so they can grow stronger and healthier." Later I thought that perhaps my plants feel pain, but God and I know it's part of the plan and I've seen the results. I was quickly reminded of my precious A.A. program and how we all grow through pain. I ask God to prune me when it's time, so I can grow.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Wow, I love this reading today. The concept of what it means to me is that when we are pruned back then we are given the opportunity for NEW GROWTH to come out. The New Growth it is healthy, beautiful, fresh and new. It is starting over at a New place but with more Wisdom than before.
Plants I don't know about whether or not they feel pain when they are pruned. I do know that when GOD prunes us we do! It is for the best when HE removes the old Dead wood, over growth, the branches that have gone places they don't need to be, and some of our plants are just too full of themselves, like I can be at times.
