~~SPIRITUAL~~ A DAY AT A TIME

DEDICATED TO FRIENDS IN THE PROGRAM AND MY HIGHER POWER.. I THANK YOUS AND LOVE YOUS JULY 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY Now that I avail myself of the letters H-O-W suggested by friends in The Program - Honesty, Open-Mindedness, Willingness - I see things differently from the person I was before coming to The Program, I feel good most days. I seldom feel bad, and never for long. Certainly never as bad as I used to feel all of the time. IS MY WORST DAY NOW INFINITELY BETTER THAN MY BEST DAY PREVIOUSLY? TODAY I PRAY May I remember today to say "thank you" to my Higher Power, to my friends in the group and to the whole, vast fellowship of recovering chemically dependent persons for making me know that things do get better. I give thanks, too, for those verbal boosters, the tags and slogans which have so often burst into my brain at exactly the moments when they were needed, redefining my purpose, restoring my patience, reminding me of my God. TODAY I WILL REMEMBER How it was. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And today I do give thanks to all that is mentioned above. Altho I have not *needed* to hit AA meetings like many people have in order to stay sober.. I do know that I MUST have God in my life.. and I MUST share my experience with others.. and to keep it honest. Some days when I look and see patterns of stress.. sadness.. anxiety in my life I ask myself when was the last time that God and I had a conversation... and it may have been a little while, or at least not that day. When I am at my most serene is when I am the closest to Him.. I pour out my problems.. and pray the Serenity Prayer.. and I am at peace again. And when I think that I may ever have the urge to test my drinking... I do remind myself of how it was.. and that my life is so very much more happier now.. so I have no need to test what I know will only bring me sadness and suffering. I do not need to live that way.. and won't Go to any lengths to stay sober.. http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/special/serenity.html HUGS WITH LOVE

That was BEAUTIFUL my friend.....so beautiful....I feel my closest to Him when I continue to put my trust in Him in EVERYTHING I do....He has never let me down, always taken care of me, ALWAYS blesses me...... I was just talking about you again the other day on how proud I am of you and your strength....you are a true pillar for so many people.....and you know.....I have not drank for a long time too and it is amazing how wonderful you feel.....I do admit I crave a beer every once in awhile but get past it (especially since I cannot do it and do not want to try ODouls).....I got to get there with carbs now miss and love you!!!! ann and baby gill