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bluidkiti · 03-05-2014, 01:17 PM

March 15

Learning from Hard Times

The seeds of happiness sometimes root in episodes of distress. Not many people get through life without adversity. When we experience suffering, we can hardly philosophize about the ultimate good it may bring. After our painful ordeal is over, and we can look back, we have the option of being resentful and angry toward God or of looking objectively at what happened. We may discover the very things we felt to be so terrible were the seeds of subsequent growth and progress. Even at times of distress, we should bear in mind that the very darkness of suffering is where we are most apt to find our Higher Power.

03-05-2014, 01:17 PM	#15
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,608	March 15 Learning from Hard Times The seeds of happiness sometimes root in episodes of distress. Not many people get through life without adversity. When we experience suffering, we can hardly philosophize about the ultimate good it may bring. After our painful ordeal is over, and we can look back, we have the option of being resentful and angry toward God or of looking objectively at what happened. We may discover the very things we felt to be so terrible were the seeds of subsequent growth and progress. Even at times of distress, we should bear in mind that the very darkness of suffering is where we are most apt to find our Higher Power. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.