Today's Gift for Families - June 2014
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A lady from my church came to visit me many years ago. I had invited her for Boxing Day and fed her leftovers. She was a real dear, did a lot of service in the church and in the community even though she was 70 years old, very small and looked very fragile. Her strength came from within. After dinner, she offered to dry the dishes. I said, "Don't worry, sit back and relax, God dries the dishes in this apartment." She smiled and said, "Don't you think you are depending on God just a little too much." I said, "No! He created the heaven and the earth, the air we breathe, and my dishes are air dried. I thank Him for His daily gifts to me, including the air I breathe. It is there, there are just some days, I breathe it better than others. |
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Lapis Lazuli is a crystal of truth in all aspects. It reveals inner truth, and promotes self-awareness and the acceptance of that knowledge. It provides for the relief of things that may have been suppressed and allows for them to surface, helping to diminish dis-ease or repressed anger, and allows for self-expression without holding back or compromising. |
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I always figured if you have enough for one, you can feed two. I call my friend Bert to see if he has an onion, a potato, etc. and he calls me if he is short, wants direction, or some information. Giving is a two way street. Asking for help and saying you don't know, doesn't mean failure. |
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I can share my experience, strength and hope with them and pray that some of what I said, was something that will help them along the way. I would not want to be so egotistical to think that my word is law and the almighty truth, it is but my truth. EGO is easing God out, yet in truth, I am trying to replace Him, when I think and say, "This is how it is done." |
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This morning I woke with it, and had trouble getting out of my bed. With some prayer, stretching, and my breakfast, it looks like I will make it through the day without using. If I am using it is anything, it is my computer to come here and share. Sharing with others helps me to take myself out of myself and my pain. Even if the pain is there, there seems to be an easing of the body, mind, and spirit. Thank you for being a part of my recovery. |
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Being able to laugh at yourself is a real gift. Look up Tradition 4. It says, Do not take yourself so seriously. |
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She needed to talk, so we blocked the aisle and people had to go around the two walkers. It was good for me, and hopefully for her. This is why I have "I share because I care" below my signature. |
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I like to be creative, and that is something I can do and be when I visit the site. I just finished a book that had miniature goats in it. The goat's milk was being used to make soap. We so often think we can't do, but we can often surprise ourselves, as to what we are capable of and what we can accomplish. http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-goats/0018.gif |
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As I was told, my son has his own Higher Power and I wasn't it. |
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Under the fear, I can find faith in a God of my understanding. |
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My last good moment was running into the woman in the library and still using. It has to be over 5 years since I saw her. I remembered her face not her name. I got the feeling I was to reach out to her and I did. I hope talking to me, helped her as much as it did me. |
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The Raccoon according to Jamie Sams means protection. http://www.earthmagic.net/shamanic-j...hing-you-need/ https://suite.io/paula-marie-deubel/2db52fp |
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I was one of the very sick ones and it took me about 3 year to look at myself and take an honest look at myself. As I told my friend, `Reality sucks! You know right from wrong, and if you don`t choose one that is good for your recovery, you go back into old guilt and shame.` You know what you should do, and if you don`t, it is hard to live with yourself, at least it was for me. |
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Was on the receiving end of it, and it isn't nice. My sponsor(s) over the years have said, "It is not your problem, it is their stuff." They want the benefits of the program that you have received without working for it." Just think of all the work you have done over the years, they said that they had never seen anyone else do what I have done to maintain my recovery. Using was never an option, and although my pain makes me think, "I want to make it all go away," it isn't healthy and I have to change that thinking. I know that to take something to cover it up or make it go away, leads me to thinking more. One is never enough, more doesn't not make it better. The body manufactures the pain to tell you that you need more. It is an illusion, generally one of control and leaving God out of the equation. |
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With pain, a lot of it is lack of faith. They often say in the fellowships, "Think of the worst case scenario," and for me that was very negative. What you put out to the Universe, you get back. Having faith that my God is the Master Healer, and I try not to give up my power. I try not to put my life on hold and allow the pain to rule my day and dictate as to what I can do or not do. Sometimes you don't recognize things when you are in it, but with prayer, awareness and clarity is given and we can receive the nudges (saw that in another reading and loved it), that we need to get out of our Head Space and find our way back to our Heart. |
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It can also mean, pause and think, connect with your God and see if you are on the right track. Give pause to think, did I miss a lesson, do I need to process something, from the past or in today. |
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The more I used the principles in my daily life, the more I learned to live life on life's terms. AA is a program meant for alcoholic's but the principles behind it is used in many other programs. Looking at the Principles Of The Steps, 1. Admission of powerlessness. / Honesty 2. Reliance on a Higher Power. / Hope 3. Total surrender to God. / Faith 4. Moral inventory. / Courage 5. Admission of the exact nature of our wrongs. / Integrity 6. Commitment to total change. / Willingness 7. Prayer for wholeness. / Humilty 8. Total willingness to amend. / Brotherly Love 9. Making amends where possible. / Reconcilation 10. Continuing inventory. /Perserverance 11. Prayer meditation, leading to improved conscious contact with God. / Awareness of God 12. Spiritual awakening, carrying the message and practicing the principles in all our affairs. / Service. Originally posted at Recovery Inn http://www.bluidkiti.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276 |
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I do pray for clarity, awareness and new enlightenment, so I shouldn`t be surprised when I get it. |
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