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Post Info TOPIC: Hope for Today Aug 14


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Hope for Today Aug 14


Good morning everyone:

Todays reading is about learning to respond to feelings and emotions rather than react to them. The writer describes how life felt unmanageable when decisions were being made in reaction to uncomfortable emotions. Through program work, talking with sponsor, physical exercise, prayer and meditation, the writer learned to deal with feelings like confusion, anger and fear before making any life decisions.  The writer used our question how important is it? before taking action. The writer learned to act rather than react. There is such an important reminder in the sentence that begins the third paragraph and is one that has been helpful to me: getting better doesnt always mean feeling better. 

This page got me thinking about how sometimes our instinct is to attempt to move away from any uncomfortable feelings, rather than deal with them.  In my case, I might try to internally wrangle with the uncomfortable but not truly deal with the feelings, and eventually react in a way that is all emotion and not very thoughtful.  In the last paragraph, there is a sentence about the futility of trying to manipulate situations in order to avoid human emotions.  We cant do that, but finding ways to acknowledge our feelings and work with them will propel us forward.  The quotation from Courage to Change (p.249) reminds us: The true nature of my problem was my stubborn refusal to acknowledge feelings, to accept them, and to let them go.

I hope everyone enjoys a peaceful Sunday:)

Mary



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Thank you Mary and Happy Sunday to you and the MIP Family!!

I have been making progress on this subject of acknowledgement, acceptance, perspective and

letting go and letting God. The old me would dwell and fret, then try to do find ways to control.

Thank you Al-Anon!!

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does prevent bad behavior from destroying your heart". ~ unknown

 



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Thank you Mary for your service!

I didn't even recognize that today was an important milestone until my Ex started texting me like crazy. It is good that I am not dwelling on today's date. I came here to get some perspective on my feelings that were brought up by his texts (and subsequent realization of the date), and the Hope For Today post didn't disappoint! Due to Al-Anon, I am able to work through any icky feelings, and can act appropriately to any texts that might trigger me.

Grateful.


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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

 

 

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