Prayer without action is futile.
At least when it comes to the recovering brain.
God can only help those who are willing to put their feet where their brains need to be.
Just for Today, stop waiting for your brain to change while you are locked in your room or sitting alone in front of the television. Go to a meeting. Go for a walk. Shift your perspective. Do that every day for the rest of your life, even for a minute, and, then, your brain will graciously follow, rather than being tugged around like a ton of bricks.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Let Someone Else Take Charge
Have you ever thought about, I mean, really thought about now, how much energy we expend trying to control everything around us?
On the flip side, have you ever considered what it would be like to let someone else be "in charge" for a day?
What would be the fear in doing so?
Is it that we fear we will lose the job or, worse, lose the attention? Perhaps it is that we fear that what lies beneath is just nothing to "write home about," so to speak, and so we have to spend time focusing on what everyone else is doing or not doing so nobody will get "inside" of us.
What if, however, letting the control go, even for a day, would add things to our lives instead of robbing us of them?
Things like, say, peace of mind. A release from the "need to be right" tightness in your chest?
Time to do something nice for yourself? Wow, these things seem really PAINFUL don't they?
Or just unfamiliar....
Just for today, let someone else take the lead for a change. You might be surprised just how long they've been waiting their turn.
On the flip side, have you ever considered what it would be like to let someone else be "in charge" for a day?
What would be the fear in doing so?
Is it that we fear we will lose the job or, worse, lose the attention? Perhaps it is that we fear that what lies beneath is just nothing to "write home about," so to speak, and so we have to spend time focusing on what everyone else is doing or not doing so nobody will get "inside" of us.
What if, however, letting the control go, even for a day, would add things to our lives instead of robbing us of them?
Things like, say, peace of mind. A release from the "need to be right" tightness in your chest?
Time to do something nice for yourself? Wow, these things seem really PAINFUL don't they?
Or just unfamiliar....
Just for today, let someone else take the lead for a change. You might be surprised just how long they've been waiting their turn.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Re-review
If you haven't watched 28 Days OR When a Man Loves a Women in a long time, check them out.
BOTH will remind you of why you got sober, or, at least, why you are thinking about it...
BOTH will remind you of why you got sober, or, at least, why you are thinking about it...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Take a Chance
Doing something new or that we always avoid can cause extreme amounts of anxiety, can't it?
You know what I do when I want to clear my path and move in a more abundant direction, but can't seem to get past my fears about doing what may seem to others like the smallest things?
I think about someone I know or have met alone the way that has impressed me with their bravery, their willingness to go beyond their comfort zone and to rise out of the ashes.
And then I tell myself, if he/she can do it, I can find the strength to rise above, to challenge myself, to leap across the waters once again.
And then, once I succeed, I make sure to send a prayer or positive energy out to him/her into the universe...after all, that person trailblazed the waters for me to make it another day.
Just for today, think about someone who has led the way in your life and set an example of exactly what IS possible in the world. Then send out a thank you to him/her and go out there and challenge yourself in the person's honor!
You know what I do when I want to clear my path and move in a more abundant direction, but can't seem to get past my fears about doing what may seem to others like the smallest things?
I think about someone I know or have met alone the way that has impressed me with their bravery, their willingness to go beyond their comfort zone and to rise out of the ashes.
And then I tell myself, if he/she can do it, I can find the strength to rise above, to challenge myself, to leap across the waters once again.
And then, once I succeed, I make sure to send a prayer or positive energy out to him/her into the universe...after all, that person trailblazed the waters for me to make it another day.
Just for today, think about someone who has led the way in your life and set an example of exactly what IS possible in the world. Then send out a thank you to him/her and go out there and challenge yourself in the person's honor!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Back in the Saddle
Life is good. Very good....
Depending on your perspective...
Just for today, stand on top of a table top and view the world from a different angle. Funny how it looks different, isn't it? The same is true of your thinking. You have the power to change your own destiny.
http://www.lifesaninsidejob.com/
Depending on your perspective...
Just for today, stand on top of a table top and view the world from a different angle. Funny how it looks different, isn't it? The same is true of your thinking. You have the power to change your own destiny.
http://www.lifesaninsidejob.com/
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
If
If you resist something, DO IT
If you MUST DO something NOW, don't.
Or at the very least, wait.
Just for Today, wait until you know that you can do it OR not, and be okay with letting the chips fall where they may.
If you MUST DO something NOW, don't.
Or at the very least, wait.
Just for Today, wait until you know that you can do it OR not, and be okay with letting the chips fall where they may.
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