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Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
03/26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I know today that getting active means trying to live the suggested Steps of The Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others. It means activity directed inward, to enable me to see myself and my relationship with my Higher Power more clearly. As I get active, outside and inside myself, so shall I grow in The Program. DO I LET OTHERS DO ALL THE WORK AT MEETINGS? DO I CARRY MY SHARE?
TODAY I PRAY
May I realize that "letting go and letting God" does not mean that I do not have to put any effort into The Program. It is up to me to work the Twelve Steps, to learn what may be an entirely new thing with me -- honesty. May I differentiate between activity for activity's sake -- busy-work to keep me from thinking -- and the thoughtful activity which helps me to grow.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
"Letting God" means letting Him show us how.
I know today that getting active means trying to live the suggested Steps of The Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others. It means activity directed inward, to enable me to see myself and my relationship with my Higher Power more clearly. As I get active, outside and inside myself, so shall I grow in The Program. DO I LET OTHERS DO ALL THE WORK AT MEETINGS? DO I CARRY MY SHARE?
TODAY I PRAY
May I realize that "letting go and letting God" does not mean that I do not have to put any effort into The Program. It is up to me to work the Twelve Steps, to learn what may be an entirely new thing with me -- honesty. May I differentiate between activity for activity's sake -- busy-work to keep me from thinking -- and the thoughtful activity which helps me to grow.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
"Letting God" means letting Him show us how.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: RE: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful to say that as of this morning I have officially lost 100 pounds since April 2009. My goal was to have lost 100 pounds by April 15th, 2010 and I hit it almost a month early. Ramon you told me I would hit that mark this week and I didnt have faith in me. Thank you for believing in me!! Thank you for being my inspiration and motivation!
Topic: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful..
For understanding..
For knowledge
For caring friends
For unconditional love
For freedom..
For understanding..
For knowledge
For caring friends
For unconditional love
For freedom..
Ramon Lopez
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
03/25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
If a chemically-dependent person wants to live successfully in society, he or she must replace the power of chemicals over his/her life with the power of something else -- preferably positive, at least neutral, but not negative. That is why we say to the agnostic newcomers: If you can't believe in God, find a positive power that is as great as the power of your addiction, and give it the power and dependence you gave to your addiction. In The Program, the agnostic is left free to find his or her Higher Power, and can use the prinicples of The Program and the therapy of the meetings to aid in rebuilding his/her life. DO I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO WORK WITH NEWCOMERS?
TODAY I PRAY
May the Power of The Program work its miracles equally for those who believe in a personal God or in a Universal Spirit or in the strength of the group itself, or for those who define their Higher Power in their own terms, religious or not. If newcomers are disturbed by the religiosity of The Program, may I welcome them on their own spiritual terms. May I recognize that we are all spiritual beings.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To each his own spirituality.
If a chemically-dependent person wants to live successfully in society, he or she must replace the power of chemicals over his/her life with the power of something else -- preferably positive, at least neutral, but not negative. That is why we say to the agnostic newcomers: If you can't believe in God, find a positive power that is as great as the power of your addiction, and give it the power and dependence you gave to your addiction. In The Program, the agnostic is left free to find his or her Higher Power, and can use the prinicples of The Program and the therapy of the meetings to aid in rebuilding his/her life. DO I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO WORK WITH NEWCOMERS?
TODAY I PRAY
May the Power of The Program work its miracles equally for those who believe in a personal God or in a Universal Spirit or in the strength of the group itself, or for those who define their Higher Power in their own terms, religious or not. If newcomers are disturbed by the religiosity of The Program, may I welcome them on their own spiritual terms. May I recognize that we are all spiritual beings.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To each his own spirituality.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: Grateful Post..
Happy Hump Day..
Today I am grateful..
That my life is not perfect but I am okay with it..
That I get emails from people on OH..
That I am a blessed man..
For smiles and cries..
For all of you..
Ramon Lopez
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Topic: RE: Grateful Post..
I'm always a day behind on your posts..
but that's okay.. I'll just post my today to your yesterday 
TODAY I'm grateful for..
getting to bed on time and getting some needed sleep
Katie, my cat, for the unconditional love she gives me and knowing that it's all about "her" lol
Sue who "saved me" by lending me some coffee cuz I ran out this morning..
for my boyfriend and the love and support I receive from him.
for my parents.. God please watch over my mom today as she goes in for a scope today!!
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
03/24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
All of us are faced with the troubles and problems of daily living, whether we've been in The Program two days or 20 years. We'd sometimes like to believe we could take care of all our problems right now, but it rarely works that way. If we remember the slogan "Easy Does It" when we are ready to panic, we may come to know that the very best way to handle all things is "Easy." We put one foot in front of the other, doing the best we care capable of doing. We say "Easy Does It," and we do it. ARE THE PROGRAM'S SLOGANS GROWING WITH ME AS I GROW WITH THE PROGRAM?
TODAY I PRAY
May event the words "Easy Does It" serve to slow me down in my headlong rush to accomplish too much too fast. May just that word "Easy" be enough to make me ease up on the whips that drive my ambitions, ease up on the accelerator which plunges me into new situations without enough forethought, ease off on the number of hours spent in material pursuits. May I hark to the adage that Rome wasn't built in a single day. Neither can I build solutions to my problems all at once.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Easy Does It.
All of us are faced with the troubles and problems of daily living, whether we've been in The Program two days or 20 years. We'd sometimes like to believe we could take care of all our problems right now, but it rarely works that way. If we remember the slogan "Easy Does It" when we are ready to panic, we may come to know that the very best way to handle all things is "Easy." We put one foot in front of the other, doing the best we care capable of doing. We say "Easy Does It," and we do it. ARE THE PROGRAM'S SLOGANS GROWING WITH ME AS I GROW WITH THE PROGRAM?
TODAY I PRAY
May event the words "Easy Does It" serve to slow me down in my headlong rush to accomplish too much too fast. May just that word "Easy" be enough to make me ease up on the whips that drive my ambitions, ease up on the accelerator which plunges me into new situations without enough forethought, ease off on the number of hours spent in material pursuits. May I hark to the adage that Rome wasn't built in a single day. Neither can I build solutions to my problems all at once.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Easy Does It.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
Topic: RE: Grateful Post..
Highest weight: 249
Date of Surgery Weight 7/20/2009 : 229
Jamie M.
I love your amazing attitude.
Highest weight: 249
Date of Surgery Weight 7/20/2009 : 229
Jamie M.
Topic: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful..For opening up..That I don't have to spread rumors about others to make myself feel good..That I know who my TRUE friends are now..That I am above pettiness..That I am okay with who I am..
Ramon Lopez
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Co-Founder
http://www.rydobesity.com
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
03/23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
The Program teaches us, through the experience, strength and hope of its fellowship, that the worst situation imaginable does not warrant a return to our addiction. No matter how bad a particular situation or set of cir****tances, the return to our old ways for even a minute will assuredly make it worse. AM I GRATEFUL FOR THE SHARING AND CARING OF THE PROGRAM?
TODAY I PRAY
May I insist that no stone can be heavy enough to drag me back down into the pool of my addiction. No burden, no disappointment, no blow to pride or loss of human love is worth the price of returning to my old way of life. When I harbor thoughts that life is "too much" for me, that no one should be expected to "take so much and still remain sane" or that I am "the fall guy," let me listen for the tone of my complaints and remember that I have heard that whine before -- BEFORE I concluded that I was powerless over the chemical and gave my will over to the WILL OF GOD. Such wailing sets me up for getting high again. May God keep my ears alert to the tone of my own complaining.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Hear my own complaints.
The Program teaches us, through the experience, strength and hope of its fellowship, that the worst situation imaginable does not warrant a return to our addiction. No matter how bad a particular situation or set of cir****tances, the return to our old ways for even a minute will assuredly make it worse. AM I GRATEFUL FOR THE SHARING AND CARING OF THE PROGRAM?
TODAY I PRAY
May I insist that no stone can be heavy enough to drag me back down into the pool of my addiction. No burden, no disappointment, no blow to pride or loss of human love is worth the price of returning to my old way of life. When I harbor thoughts that life is "too much" for me, that no one should be expected to "take so much and still remain sane" or that I am "the fall guy," let me listen for the tone of my complaints and remember that I have heard that whine before -- BEFORE I concluded that I was powerless over the chemical and gave my will over to the WILL OF GOD. Such wailing sets me up for getting high again. May God keep my ears alert to the tone of my own complaining.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Hear my own complaints.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
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