Many of us have trust issues. Some of us tried long and hard to trust unworthy people. Over and again, we believed lies and promises never to be kept. Some of tried to trust people with the impossible; for instance, trusting a practicing alcoholic not to drink again. Some of us trusted our Higher Power inappropriately. We trusted God to make other people do what we wanted, then felt betrayed when that didn't work out. Some of us were taught that life couldn't be trusted, that we had to control and manipulate our way through. Most of us were taught, inappropriately, that we couldn't trust ourselves. In recovery, we're healing from our trust issues. We're learning to trust again. The first lesson in trust is this: We can learn to trust ourselves. We can be trusted/. If others others have taught us we cannot trust ourselves; they were lying. Addictions and dysfunctional systems make people lie. We can learn to appropriately trust our Higher Power - not to make people do what we want them to, but to help us take care of ourselves, and to bring about the best possible circumstances, at the best possible time, in our life. We can trust the process - of life and recovery. We do not have to control, obsess, or become hyper-vigilant. We may not always understand where we are going, or what's being worked out in us, but we can trust that something good is happening. We we learn to do this, we are ready to learn to trust other people. When we trust our Higher Power and when we trust ourselves, we will know who to trust and what to trust that person for. Perhaps we always did. We just didn't listen closely enough to ourselves or trust what we heard. Today, I will affirm that I can learn to trust appropriately. I can trust myself, my Higher Power, and recovery. I can learn to appropriately trust others too. - Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

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"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof."

-- Barbara Kingsolver


I love the concept of putting all good things in your sacred space and surrounding yourself with them.

For many years, I wasted time sitting hoping for things to change, not realizing that I had to do the footwork to bring it about. I just couldn't sit around on my laurels and wish my life away.

Allan K. Chalmers:

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.


Hope is not a plan!

"Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.”

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Quotations for Motivation, Inspiration or Contemplation

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Thought Of The Day

"If you live in darkness and live by the light of the candle, then you must understand the language of the flames before they fade and before you light another."

Written in 2013 by Syed Amaan Ahmad --- India

It is about "opportunities" and how we generally ignore them while other people take risks.

Thought For The Day

"A blind man is not disabled; he is only unable to see with his eyes. Inability is not disability. A blind mind is worse for he cannot see a way out of his difficulties and he cannot see the opportunities around him, therefore, he suffers."

Written in 2014 by Sheye Hassan --- Nigeria

Thoughts Of The Day

"Cherish every day. Yes, laugh, sing, play and remember to find time to pray. Enjoy the cool breeze or the rays of the sun. Smile and tell someone you love them. Yes, cherish every day before the days pass away."

Written in 2013 by Janice Harris --- Florida

Take time to live and enjoy your life. It is a gift not to be taken lightly. Cherish it and make good use of it.

"I always welcome obstacles and try to solve them in an awesome manner. Never treat obstacles as problems but treat them as a game and in the such game, play like a Winner because YOU DESERVE IT."

Written in 2014 by Amit Mane --- India

Keep in mind obstacles arises to test your confidence. Therefore your confidence must be strong enough to claim your success.

"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity."

Albert Schweitzer --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya

"To reach your goals, you need to live for only three people: First, God. Second, Yourself. And finally, Nobody."

Written in 2014 by Albert Douglas Quayson --- Ghana

Do not try to impress everybody because you will end up impressing no one including yourself.

Read more at http://www.motivateus.com/thoughts-o...DwrTos7ruzc.99

When it seems we have no recourse, we can always pray. Coming to believe that a Higher Power can help us and relieve us of our worry may take time if we have spent years trying to stop someone's drinking or worrying about how to keep the family together. From others in this program we can learn the steps to take. Becoming willing to pray is the first one. We'll soon discover that the power of prayer is awesome. Here are six compelling reasons why: (1) Prayer promises relief when we are anxious. (2) Prayer connects us with our Higher Power when we feel isolated and full of fear. (3) Prayer frees our minds from the obsession to plan other people's lives. (4) Prayer helps us take action when we feel compelled to change the circumstances of our lives. (5) Prayer becomes a wonderful resource to draw on when living through our painful moments. (6) And prayer gives us the willingness to accept God's solution for every problem that plagues us. I will utilize prayer today every time I wonder what I should do. You are reading from the book: A Life of My Own by Karen Casey

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Affirmation
Today I am willing to look for the humor in all situations.

When I am able to laugh at myself with others, I begin to let go. Humor has the ability to help me loosen up. What a great stress reliever. Laughter is the best medicine. Use it often.


Affirmation
Today, I am appreciative of my progress.

Let yourself feel good about what you have accomplished, not what still has to be done. There is always something else to be done. Worrying only causes wrinkles.


Affirmation
Today, I will take time to breathe and stay focused on the present.

Treasure every moment that you have. Time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

"RECIPE FOR A MIRACLE"

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1 cup Tension
2 cups Stress
1 teaspoons of Guilt
2 heaping cups of Limited Time
3/4 tablespoons of Urgency
A dash of "No Other Choice"
3 heaping cups of Faith

Fold ingredients gently into a bowl. Mix vigorously and add a few
tears. You'll sweat a little as you knead the dough. Pack it firmly
between your hopes and dreams and form into a perfect little ball.

Sprinkle it with a little faith (I recommend Hebrews 11), rolling the ball in the flour until fully covered.

Place it under a veil of belief and allow it to rise.

Put it in an oven that has been pre-set at the perfect temperature for the heat of trials and tribulations.

Allow it to brown under the warmth of God's love. Remove after due season and allow to cool in the confidence of His promise.

Garnish with your praises. Arrange neatly on a platter of thankfulness and serve to friends, families and, oh yes, strangers . . . invite them too!

Pass on the recipe to all who request it and let them know that with this recipe, they have the makings of a miracle!

--Unknown Author

From my site Elements of Creation

189 Experimenters We agnostics liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles. But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove his pet theory wrong. When we finally did experiment, and unexpected results followed, we felt different; in fact, we knew different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer. And that, we have found, can happen to anybody who tries. It has been well said that "Almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough." TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 97 As Bill Sees It

Not sure if my addiction is in control or my pain threshold has increased, but haven't been able to be on the computer as much as I would like to. When I realized I had to edit all my sites because the pictures were deleted in the closing of MSN sites, I went at it gung ho and over did things. Not sure if I am paying as a result of that, or just an answer to prayer for help in getting it done. When everything was new, it was a must do. Now it is I can do what I can when I can, nothing more, nothing less and find myself with a backlog of material to post. Even if a lot of the material is now an archive, it is accessible to others. One girl asked me the other day for all the material I had on a topic she needed help on. I was able to go back and get the material for her. It only stand to reason that I can't fix four years of posting in one day. That is just one site out of eight that need to be reformatted. So when I remember to live in today, do the best I can, then things will unfold as they should.

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In order to work the Steps, we need to find honesty. As we work the steps, we find that we need to find self-honesty, so we have to work the steps again.