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Good morning MIP family! Today's reading is about letting go and letting God. The author discusses an unexpected job relocation to a new city and one week to find a home. After 3 days of searching, worry and more happening, a meeting was needed. At the meeting, the author heard much needed ESH about taking care of our responsibilities, and trusting a HP with the rest. A gentle reminder that we can do the footwork only, yet can not 'force the house' to appear. On the last possible day, after letting go of the results, the author found a wonderful place to live with family.
Today's Reminder --- What I can't do, my Higher Power can. When I "Let go and let God", I am free to take risks and to make mistakes. I know that I am powerless over many things. Today I can take comfort in knowing that I don't have the power to ruin God's plans.
Today's Quote -- from Victor Hugo --- "Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished you daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."
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I was a perpetual worry-wart before recovery. Excessive worry feed my ego and distorted thinking suggested I had way more power than reality. While my inner control-freak resisted trusting in a power greater than self, another part of me welcomed the suggestion as I was so tired and worn-out.
Trusting in a Higher Power is a beautiful gift of recovery. While I am still a work in progress, I practice each day removing myself from the driver's seat and working to be a better passenger for this journey. I now believe that nothing happens by accident and more will always be revealed.
I am better today at Letting Go and Letting God. I am imperfect as are others, and that's OK - we all have a power greater than us who has the master plan. Putting one food forward each morning towards the next right thing leads me on my spiritual journey and daily practice of this program helps me more than I know when there is real crisis in my life.
Happy Thursday to one and all - off to golf in a short while and then Thursday night NFL - go Chiefs!!! Make it a lovely day.
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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
Good Morning IAH Great reading and reminder that HP is in control and that worry is a complete waste of time. I am so grateful that alanon has provided the tools that have allowed me to "let go" of worry and let god have the problem , while I am still participating in life with compassion, understanding and little wisdom.
Thanks for your service and please do have a lovely day.
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I pray that I may keep my eyes trained above the horizon of myself: I pray that I may see infinite possibilities for spiritual growth.
Thank you for your service, IAH, and for both your ESH. This resonates with me very much right now as I have been stressing out lately, and I can see how my ego comes into all this worrying.
I am so, so, so ready to give my golf game to God and let him 'fix it'.....what a difficult game for me - I am so inconsistent that it drives me a bit crazy! Yet, we have a lovely weather day and we played along the river. Very awesome views and a lovely day! Grateful and exhausted! Still ready for ... Go Chiefs tonight!
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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
I was good at taking on the impossible challenge. I made a real show of them.
These days I do not take on the impossible any more. I try to go with the pragmatic.
I have been working hard on letting go. That is a new concept for me. I have to meditate on it and pray on it. I am still a little taken aback by the things I am holding onto.
Ha.ha.ha.ha.....that was/is always the plan!!! I have that little 'athlete' in me that wants to improve my score with out any practice. LOLOL!
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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
Keep up the good work