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We have lived in this house for over 25 years and HP suggested clearly that I sell it and just right after the suggestion a neighbor woman walked up my driveway and said...."I want to buy your house".
My Higher Power does not forward it's plans ahead of time yet wants me open to receive and act upon whatever HP lays before me. The gal who is buying our place has a bit smaller place for rent and we won't have to pay electrical, water, computer services and such. She will out of our rent payment which seems weird after paying a mortgage for so long. I am grateful that Wells Fargo won't be in my life and I will have better neighbors or maybe that is the neighbors mutual blessing...what do you think?
Life will be getting simpler which works for me also. Don't even have to move anything more than 50 yards!!
This letting go and letting God has great consequences from the practice. I suggest it. (((((hugs)))))
(((Jerry))) - love, love, love hearing/seeing recovery in action! Sending tons of love, light, thoughts and prayers. When we get out of the way, it's truly amazing what awaits us - I have God bumps from reading your share....thank you brother!
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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
Jerry, that's awesome. We too are moving - we have been "browsing" at houses - my house is 60 years old and needs some major updates, plus it's the one I shared with my ex, so we've been just moving in that direction gradually. We were offered by the builder a large discount on a finished new home for which the buyer had had to back out.
It's been interesting how I've put my step work in action while going through my 20 years of accumulated things in this home. I just don't want to move everything and want to lighten my load. There's no basement in this house, so my bad habit of putting stuff downstairs to avoid dealing with it has to stop.
My higher power has a huge sense of humor, but I do feel loved by it.
Good luck in your move, short as it is - sounds like a great opportunity.
I am giving you hugs, b/c I have always felt that it can be hard emotionally, to move from a place you have been for so long. But it sounds like you are ready to simplify life, and your HP is giving you an "easy out." Yay!
I hope the transition is an easy one!
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
Just take it easy, if you can. We've moved 8 times, and the hardest one was the second--down the street to a bigger apartment when the baby was 2 months old. Because it was so close, we did all the little stuff ourselves. And didn't even have that much little stuff, two years in.
Blessings!
Temple
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It's easy to be graceful until someone steals your cornbread. --Gray Charles
Gosh another learning post and shares...Thanks sooooo much for the Experiences I am not alone (of course).
I have that very favorite direction prayer which I know as conversation with HP...yes I do "talk with HP" and I get the direction..."sell the house was just one" with the tell me what to do and the other part, "place me where you want me" takes a lot of "what to do next" questions out of our lives as long as I/we get the ego out of the way. We are partly done with the "other part, travel up to where all you all are" being the other part. Family YaY!!
I have got to say that being in the program really makes living life much much easier and happier doesn't it? So I gotta disconnect this puter and other stuff and load it into the van to move it the 50 yards and then get the van ready to turn in as the lease expires soon. Might get a motorcycle LOL!! ((((hugs))))
I love Canada, but there is something about "perpetually mild" temperatures, that make me insanely jealous when thinking of you fortunate folk who live in a place like Hawaii.....
Sounds like a great move for you Jerry, kudos to ya!
Tom
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"What you think of me is none of my business"
"If you knew the answer to what you are worrying about, would it REALLY change anything?"
(((((Brother))))) I was born and raised here. This is where HP gave me hope and blessings and today 75 percent humidity !!! Right now the breezy light winds have calmed that "air bath" down some and is making me smile. Mahalo Akua is my cheer...Thank You God while I also thank the breezes and winds. We are almost done moving and should be done by week end and as also I prepare for a flight to No.Calif. I have Al-Anon and AA family I want to hug and smile with. I feel soooo very grateful. ((((hugs)))))
Love, love, love the attitude, approach and trust I see in your ESH brother. Safe travels to the mainland and at any time you need support, just look to the East and waive! I'll do the same.....move safe, travel safe, visit safe - you got this! (((Hugs)))
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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
Life will be getting simpler which works for me also. Don't even have to move anything more than 50 yards!!
This letting go and letting God has great consequences from the practice. I suggest it. (((((hugs)))))
WOW!!!! ((((((Jerry)))))) This is positively awesome....Your HP, because you were detached, doing what you needed to do, but detaching with love and trust, and look at what happened!!!! I LOVE this story!!!!! and I would like to move to more country atmosphere and moving all my stuff 50 yards??? wooah, that would be too cool......thank you for sharing this wonderful story!!!! Having moving, mate
