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information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
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Today's reading opens with a description of a dream in which the writer is surfing in huge and unrelenting waves. In the dream the writer's HP is waiting at shore to protect the surfer each time a new wave carries him in. The writer interprets the dream in this way: the ocean is life itself, the treacherous waves are difficult situations that are part of life, the surfboard is the alanon slogans which have been supplied by the HP.
I love this reading, as a young girl i grew up just a few miles from the ocean and feel a strong connection to it. Thinking of waves as the situations we make our way through is a helpful image. There are certainly times I have felt situations I am facing feel as though they are coming at me in waves; I am so grateful to have the help and tools of the program to navigate through waters when I feel I'm in over my head.
For me, this reading is another reminder that our HP gives us everything we need. I turn to that thought anytime I am feeling overwhelmed.
I will never be able to look at today's date without remembering my sophomore year in high school, when we studied Julius Caesar "beware the ides of March!"
Hi Mary, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on today's reading in HFT. I do love the analogy and agree that I have often felt as if life was like the ocean (scary at times).--Since finding program, I am delighted to have alanon slogans, steps, meetings to help me navigate successfully within that ocean. The image of HP at the shore is so reassuring.
The Ides of March is a great reminder to me to not discount that "Still small voice within" that whispers gently to me . Have a good day.
Thank you Mary! Nice reminder here today. God is with us through all those waves of life. I like the saying also: Am I going with the tide today or struggling against it. When I'm struggling against it, it brings me to the thought of self-will instead of God's will.
That's a great point. In my willfulness I have finally started to notice those feelings of anxiety. As I turn it over to God that's when I experience serenity
Lovely share and great daily. Thank you Mary for your service and to all who shared their ESH above me.
Today is my active son's birthday. I went to bed kind of sad as he rejected all that I suggested for celebrating. He actually got snippy with me about it. I took it personally and my heart was heavy when I went to sleep. However, I woke this morning feeling renewed and and at peace. My HP restored my heart as I slept and no matter what today brings, I believe I will get through it and be OK.
This reading remind me of that. So long as I put my will to the side and surrender to God's will for me, I can have peace no matter what's going on around me.
Thank you Al-Anon and thank you MIP family!!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
