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Congratulations Trish!!! I'm soo happy for and with you
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I have been told over and over that I must constantly work to give up my old ideas. "That's easy for you to say," I've sometimes thought. All my life, I have been programmed, computer-style; specific inputs brought forth predictable responses. My mind still tends to react as a computer reacts, but I am learning to destroy the old tapes and literally reprogram myself. AM I FULLY WILLING TO ABANDON MY OLD IDEAS? AM I BEING FEARLESS AND THOROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS?
TODAY I PRAY
Help me to take inventory each day of my stock of my new, healthy thoughts, throwing out the old ones as I happen upon them without regret or nostalgia. For I have outgrown those old ideas, which are as scuffed and run-over as an old pair of shoes. Now, in the light, I can see that they are filled with holes.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
The Program reprograms.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
I am a psychiatrist who had a sleeve about 10 months ago. I would be happy to participate in your questionnaire.
973-301-0442
Good luck.
Trish Reilly
Albert Schweitzer
I have not had a drink in one year. I am working my AA program better than every before.
In October, I had a health scare when the ER found blood clots in my lung. I have a clotting disorder, and was expecting a clot, but still scared when I had one.
If anyone is struggling with alcohol, feel free to
God bless.
Trish Reilly
Albert Schweitzer
Prior to my surgery, I had been in eating disorder treatment twice, and therapy for fourteen years for a lot of issues. I also was already in recovery for alcoholism. I had five years of sobriety, and was active in AA. But, I relapsed in 2007, and was in relapse for two years. I went to rehab last year and realized that I had not taken AA seriously, and had never worked all 12 Steps of the AA program with my sponsor. I also learned a few other things about myself that humbled me greatly.
Today, January 15th, is my one year AA anniversary. I did some outpatient treatment before and after inpatient treatment. I attend AA meetings regularly, and am currently on Step 9 of the program. I had never gotten past Step 6 before.
If you are not already in AA, go to www.aa.org and find a meeting.
I don't blame anyone for my relapse and the struggle I have had since my surgery. I am responsible for what happened with my alcoholism. When I had the surgery, it was on my stomach, not my brain. Nobody made me pick up the drinks that I had since my surgery.
Trish Reilly
Albert Schweitzer
i got arrested just things that i would never of done when fat ..i dont have a man either what decent guy wants a black out drunk. im so sad.
REFELCTION FOR THE DAY
I admitted that I couldn't win the booze and chemical battle on my own. So I finally began to accept the critically important fact that dependence on a Higher Power could help me achieve what had always seemed impossible. I stopped running. I stopped fighting. For the first time, I began accepting. And for the first time, I began to be really free. DO I REALIZE THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF SHOES I'M WEARING WHEN I'M RUNNING AWAY?
TODAY I PRAY
May I know the freedom that comes with surrender to a Higher Power -- that most important kind of surrender that means neither "giving in" nor "giving up" but "giving over" my will to the will of God. Like a weary fugitive from spiritual order, may I stop hiding, dodging, running. May I find peace in surrender, in the knowledge that God will that I be whole and healthy and He will show me the way.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
First surrender, then serenity.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
