Its amazing even when things are going well how we can wake up any given day,feel unsettled,anxious,wired! or just plain out of sorts.Welcome to the day huh!But one of my many favorite spiritual writings tell me"Do not be anxious about anything,but in everything,by prayer and petition,with thanksgiving,present your requests to God and a peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in God! God is near,if your turning it over to the care of (mike!!) do it and feel the peace..Today I will work extra hard on practicing what I preach and I will feel the peace as I once again surrender and become willing..Have a blessed and productive day!!!
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
Surrender and willingness....those are my sponsors two favorite words. I hear them each of then every time we speak. Maybe there's something to it eh?????? hehehe :)
Perfect Mike. I had to take a look at if what I was thinking this morning was real or imagined. It was imaginary! Remembering to put God first is for me the key to getting on board with recovery.
" Something in our destructive personalities cries for failure".
Thorough constanat Prayer and Meditation, I think im not afraid of success anymore......
I read this powerful message and wanting to understand further, I googled it.
Look what I found...
Hi all please allow me tyo paste here something i read today and thought may be appropriate !!! It relates to the line in the Basic Text which goes "SOMETHING IN OUR DESTRUCTIVE PERSONALITIES CRIES FOR FAILURE"
When we choose that which is not best for us, the truth can be that there is a deep seated part of us that does not want to heal. We may say its because we dont have the time or the energy or the resources, but the real truth is that when we dont take care of ourselves we are falling prey to self-sabotage. Self-sabotage happens unconsciously, which is why its so difficult to see that we are doing it. The important thing to realize is that this very part of us that resists our healing is the part that most needs our attention and love. Even as it appears to be working against us, if we can simply bring it into the light of our consciousness, it can become our greatest ally. It carries the information we need to move to the next level in our healing process.
When we recognize that we are not making healthy choices, we might even say out loud, I am not taking care of myself. Sometimes this is the jolt we need to wake up to what is actually happening. Next we can sit ourselves down in meditation, with a journal, or with a trusted friend to explore the matter more thoroughly. Just shining the light of our awareness on the source of our resistance is sometimes enough to dispel its power. At other times, further effort is required. Either way, we need not fear these parts that do not want to heal. We only need to take them under our wing and bring them with us into the light.
Sound familiar? It is a post made by Raman in July of 2007 right here on MIP.
hey thanks for the shares, really helped me to read them now...
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"If we do an honest examination of exactly what we are giving, we are better able to evaluate the results we are getting."Chapter 10 - Emotional Pain - NA Way of Life.
