It is done
Let it be
Time to soar
Grab my destiny
Celebrate my growth
Feel the pain
Tears cascade
Like torrential rain
Cleansing my soul
Nurturing
Thank you for the heartfelt blessings
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Imperfirmations ( 4/4/10)
It is done
Let it be
Time to soar
Grab my destiny
Celebrate my growth
Feel the pain
Tears cascade
Like torrential rain
Cleansing my soul
Nurturing
Thank you for the heartfelt blessings
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Gratitude List
- Cowboy & son for touching my soul in such a way that made me surrender & seek a
healthierhealthy way of life. - Cowboy for the gift of unconditional love
- Cowboy for fortifying my soul
Imperfirmations
God, please help me not to put anything into my mind or body that You would not have there.
Take all of my relationships & make of them what You will. Thy will, not mine be done in their life -- as well as in mine.
God, let me know the Truth. Reveal it to me.
Amen.
The Promises
The choice is ours...
Do we want more of what brought us to AA ...
We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn’t make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn’t seem to be of real help to other people—was not a basic solution of these bedevilments more important ... ?
3rd ed. Big Book pg. 52
... or do we want what practicing the principles of AA promises?
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
That feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear.
We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Self-seeking will slip away.
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.
3rd ed. Big Book pg. 83 & 84
The choice is ours...
The above excerpts are from the book titled, Alcoholics Anonymous,
Copyright © Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Do we want more of what brought us to AA ...
We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn’t make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn’t seem to be of real help to other people—was not a basic solution of these bedevilments more important ... ?
3rd ed. Big Book pg. 52
... or do we want what practicing the principles of AA promises?
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
That feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear.
We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Self-seeking will slip away.
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.
3rd ed. Big Book pg. 83 & 84
The choice is ours...
The above excerpts are from the book titled, Alcoholics Anonymous,
Copyright © Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Footprints By Margaret Fishback
One night I dreamed a dream.
I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.
When the last scene of my life shot before me
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
There was only one set of footprints.
I realized that this was at the lowest and the
saddest times of my life. This always bothered me
and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma.
"Lord, you told me when I decided to follow You,
You would walk and talk with me all the way.
But I'm aware that during the most troublesome
times of my life there is only one set of footprints.
I just don't understand why, when I needed You most,
You leave me".
He whispered, "My precious child,
I love you and will never leave you
never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints
it was then that I carried you."
so I am always willing to forgive myself and
give myself another chance.
By Margaret Fishback
I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.
When the last scene of my life shot before me
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
There was only one set of footprints.
I realized that this was at the lowest and the
saddest times of my life. This always bothered me
and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma.
"Lord, you told me when I decided to follow You,
You would walk and talk with me all the way.
But I'm aware that during the most troublesome
times of my life there is only one set of footprints.
I just don't understand why, when I needed You most,
You leave me".
He whispered, "My precious child,
I love you and will never leave you
never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints
it was then that I carried you."
so I am always willing to forgive myself and
give myself another chance.
By Margaret Fishback
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Twelve Rewards
- Faith instead of despair.
- Courage instead of fear.
- Hope instead of desperation.
- Peace of mind instead of confusion.
- Real friendships instead of loneliness.
- Self-respect instead of self-contempt.
- Self-confidence instead of helplessness.
- A clean conscious instead of a sense of guilt.
- The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.
- A clean pattern of living instead of a hopeless existence.
- The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears.
- The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of an alcoholic obsession.
Ann C. wrote this "a number of years before" the 1985 Internation Convention in Montreal, Canada where she set it to tape at the Oldtimers Meeting.
She wrote it to show the contrast that can take place in any of our lives if we will try to follow the AA principles.
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