Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
A Biography in 5 Short Chapters
Chapter 1
i walk down a street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i fall in
i am lost...i am hopeless
it isn't my fault
it takes forever to find my way out.
Chapter 2
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i pretend i dont see it
i fall in again
i cant beleive i am in the same place
but...it isnt my fault
Chapter 3
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i see it is there
i still fall in it, it's a habit
my eyes are open
i know where i am
it is my fault
i get out immediately
Chapter 4
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i walk around it
Chapter 5
i walk down another street
Portia Nelson.
i walk down a street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i fall in
i am lost...i am hopeless
it isn't my fault
it takes forever to find my way out.
Chapter 2
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i pretend i dont see it
i fall in again
i cant beleive i am in the same place
but...it isnt my fault
Chapter 3
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i see it is there
i still fall in it, it's a habit
my eyes are open
i know where i am
it is my fault
i get out immediately
Chapter 4
i walk down the same street
there is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i walk around it
Chapter 5
i walk down another street
Portia Nelson.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
So What?
SO WHAT
if you don't get your way.
If it doesn't work out, it's not a good fit.
Jobs, relationships, rewards and regrets
These come and go.
What it true is your core
Your authenticity
Your pliability
The extent to which you can digest the good and expell the bad, learning the whole way through.
Besides, recovery is all about trusting that if not this, something much better is just around the corner.
Just for Today, if something doesn't work out as you planned..the job, the girl, the _______________, then practice the faith that abundance beyond your wildest dreams is just beyond the next door that opens.
if you don't get your way.
If it doesn't work out, it's not a good fit.
Jobs, relationships, rewards and regrets
These come and go.
What it true is your core
Your authenticity
Your pliability
The extent to which you can digest the good and expell the bad, learning the whole way through.
Besides, recovery is all about trusting that if not this, something much better is just around the corner.
Just for Today, if something doesn't work out as you planned..the job, the girl, the _______________, then practice the faith that abundance beyond your wildest dreams is just beyond the next door that opens.
Monday, March 15, 2010
How Important Is It?
Winning isn't everything...
especially when it means losing...
something or someone else.
Despite what we've been taught,
letting others know we know what is right is not helpful; especially since we didn't know what was right for us to begin with.
Getting sober means forgetting about being the boss and digesting a better way of living.
A way that doesn't always mean we are right, but that, no matter what, we can FEEL alright.
Just for today, let someone else prove you wrong. You will be surprised at how much more you will like yourself afterwards...
especially when it means losing...
something or someone else.
Despite what we've been taught,
letting others know we know what is right is not helpful; especially since we didn't know what was right for us to begin with.
Getting sober means forgetting about being the boss and digesting a better way of living.
A way that doesn't always mean we are right, but that, no matter what, we can FEEL alright.
Just for today, let someone else prove you wrong. You will be surprised at how much more you will like yourself afterwards...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Solution
The solution is out there if you so choose...
The pain of making that same mistake over and over is there as well.
Sometimes, that decision is not as easy as one might think,
but the choice can be life or death,
relationship or none,
forgiveness or resentment,
clinging or letting go...
Just for today, live in the solution whether you want to or not.
The pain of making that same mistake over and over is there as well.
Sometimes, that decision is not as easy as one might think,
but the choice can be life or death,
relationship or none,
forgiveness or resentment,
clinging or letting go...
Just for today, live in the solution whether you want to or not.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Back on Track
When you lose your way, start again.
When you can't find your way through the fog, you are most likely being protected from something that you aren't yet ready to see.
Give it time.
It will come.
The fog will lift and you will find your center again.
If we were always centered, then what would be interesting about the journey?
Just for today, Don't pick up the self-loathing stick and, instead, find something to laugh about instead. Time will pass whether you choose to have fun or not.
When you can't find your way through the fog, you are most likely being protected from something that you aren't yet ready to see.
Give it time.
It will come.
The fog will lift and you will find your center again.
If we were always centered, then what would be interesting about the journey?
Just for today, Don't pick up the self-loathing stick and, instead, find something to laugh about instead. Time will pass whether you choose to have fun or not.
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