When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't give up, though the pace seems slow-- You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor's cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-- The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
-- Anonymous
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Life is short..Live it sober to the fullest...One day at a time...
Thank you for this Post, I agree, it is something to be looked at everyday, I have been feeling lately that I am just weary a lot, don't know where it's coming from, or maybe I do. Have the need today to do my darndest to shift this weary feeling into a "Thank you, God" for everthing in my life, as it is.
I have been noticing that when I wake up in the morning, I walk down the hall, into a beautiful, sunfilled living room, that overlooks this little town that I live in. Sometimes the sunrises are really gorgeous, and then other times I just walk down the same hall, into my kitchen and feel this absence of a sense of Gratitude, paying attention more to my body, and how it feels. When I do that, I think of that saying "Get into your Recovery, or get into your Relapse". Reminds me too of a saying from Shawshank Redemption, "Get busy living, or get busy Dying" Well, when you put it in those terms, I can suddenly shift, really fast into looking at the glass as definitely HALF FULL.
Interesting, I have been feeling a little achey to have a new friend in my life, someone to talk to and feel comfortable with, it has not happened yet, but the interesting thing about it is, there is a woman that lives 1/2 mile from me that has been calling and telling me she is really going through a lot of depression, from being so isolated, other than the meetings we see each other at. And so my quiz for today, is simple, is it better to get a friend, of my choosing, or is it better to be a friend to someone,that you already know needs your words of comfort. I feel my Higher Power has already given me the answer. (Maybe i should read the Third Step Prayer, again, what a concept!)
This Board has helped this Alke, Change her attitude about a lot this morning, and I am very Grateful for you and the others being here. Already feel released from the "Bondage of Self".
My mom had a plaque with that poem on it that we had up on a wall to look at every day,,, and it did encourage me. I'm glad to see it again,, so many years later.
Toni... maybe it is not 'all or nothing',, maybe there can be a limited friendship with this person, as you get to know each other.. like ,,, you know,, not just jump into total intimacy,, but spend some time together in some common activities and stuff. I know that ache,,, and have that also,,, but,, for me,, it seems no one person can fill it,,, only God,, and when I let God fill it,,, then I can let people be just limited humans. I don't know if this makes sense to you,,, but it is just what I'm thinking now.
love in recovery,
amanda
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do your best and God does the rest, a step at a time
