…it is a peaceful thing to be one succeeding. —Gertrude Stein— Success is at hand. While we read these words, we are experiencing it. At this very instant, our commitment to recovery is a sign of success, and we feel peace each time we let go of our struggle, turning to another for help, for direction. Because we strive only for perfection, we recognize nothing less; we block our awareness of the ordinary successes that are ours again and again. Thus, the serenity the program promises us eludes us. But we are succeeding. Every day that we are abstinent, we succeed. We can think of the times–perhaps only yesterday–when we listened to a friend in need, or finished a task that was nagging at us. Maybe we made an appointment to begin a project we’ve been putting off. Success is taking positive action, nothing more. Many of us, in our youth, were taught that success only came in certain shapes and sizes. And we felt like failures. We need new definitions; it’s time to discard the old. Luckily for us, the program offers us new ones. Every person, every situation, can add to my success today. My attitude can help someone else succeed, too.
Our Folded Hands
Women helping Women. Reaching out to the Sister who still suffers. Helping each other through the Good times and the Difficult times. To get to the SOBER way of life, One Day at a Time.
Daily Readings And Meditations
New Beginnings
Reflections
THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frustrated and said to myself, “I can’t see the forest for the trees!” I finally realized that what I needed when I was in such pain was someone who could guide me in separating the forest and the trees; who could suggest a better path to follow; who could assist me in putting out fires; and help me avoid the rocks and pitfalls. I ask God, when I’m in the forest, to give me the courage to call upon a member of A.A.
Promise
He that knew all that learning ever writ Knew only this—that he knew nothing yet. —Aphra Behn— It’s true that the more information we have about the world, the more clearly we see the shape of what we don’t know. It’s also true that we don’t need to learn anything at all in order to deal fairly with others and to walk gently in the world. The wisdom that we need is inside us. Before our schooling teaches us to forget it, we know instinctively how to treat others because we know how we wish others to treat us, and we know that all people are one. The primitive knowledge mustn’t be buried under the classifications and analyses we pick up along the way. We can, if we try, de-school ourselves to the point where we can listen to our spirits, trust our bodies, and revere the world for the seamless whole it is. If I cherish my original wisdom, then learning can help me to be comfortable in my ignorance.
Keep It Simple
Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. —Catherine Ponder— We need to forgive so we can heal. Forgiveness means not wanting to get even. Forgiveness means letting go of self-will. Anger and hate are forms of self-will take up room in our heart. Yet, a still, small voice inside of us wants to forgive. Just as others have forgiven us, we need to forgive them. When we forgive, we give our will to our Higher Power. When we forgive, we make room in our heart for our Higher Power. By giving up our anger and our hate, we let that still, small voice come through a little louder. This is how we heal. This is why forgiving is so powerful for us. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me let go of self-will. Help me forgive people. Action for the Day: I will list any anger or hate I have. I will think about how this gets in my way, and I’ll pray to have this removed.
Thought For The Day
I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn’t amount to anything. I didn’t fool anybody. Although I’ve been sober for quite a while, the old habit of building myself up is still with me. I still have a tendency to think too well of myself and to pretend to be more than I really am. Am I always in danger of becoming conceited just because I’m sober? Meditation For The Day I cannot ascertain the spiritual with my intellect. I can only do it by my own faith and spiritual faculties. I must think of God more with my heart than with my head. I can breathe in God’s very spirit in the life around me. I can keep my eyes turned toward the good things in the world. I am shut up in a box of space and time, but I can open a window in that box by faith. I can empty my mind of all the limitations of material things. I can sense the Eternal. Prayer For The Day I pray that whatever is good I may have. I pray that I may leave to God the choice of what good will come to me.
My Thoughts For The Day
🌺 Good Morning you Wonderful, Fantastic Lovely Lady ❗…🤗💃…You know when we think about this 24 hours ahead, we realize how our life Can take a turn, be it ever so slight or ever so drastic for the better or worse…😍/👺…And even though we work only enough to get us by sometimes, we can see miracles starting to happen in our lives if we are looking…👀✨🌈🦄…But we have to be looking, sometimes a little closer than others, or we might miss a key elements…🔑🌅🌌🏞⭐…I have to remember every morning I get up that today is a day and I am trading a day of my life for❗❗…🤨🤔🤗…And I will never get this day of my life back, so how can I make it the Best Day, not just For me, But ALL OTHERS WITH ME IN IT ❗❗…🙇♀️👩❤️👩✨…THIS IS THE MIRACLE❗…🌟😘😘😘✌🏻…Have a Wonderful Day my BEAUTIFUL SISTER ❗❗…👩❤️ 🦋💐🌞🌈🦄🐠🐹🐢🌷✨☕☕💋💋💋💄