Author: Dennis W.

Some days I just feel overwhelmed, mainly with all of the things I have in front of me.

I have expectations of myself that sometimes are too much. I do it to myself – I get “too far out over my skis”.

At times like that, I can easily get the “F**k Its”, which is a state of mind where I act as if I don’t care.

I can’t afford to get that attitude because it blinds me from the gift of today. 

The best thing I can do ask God to calm my mind and my soul. 

I just need to put one foot in front of the other and do the next right thing for myself.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Most days I do not struggle to have a good perspective, but it was not always like this.

For me, quieting my mind takes practice and patience.

I need to try to set aside the noise in my mind, ask God to take away my fears, and allow my soul to listen.

Despite my inadequacies, God will make good use of me when I seek His Guidance.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

God doesn’t owe me anything.

God hears my prayers, if I ask Him sincerely and humbly.

God does not comply with my demands.

God shares His Grace with me as He sees fit, on His terms, and in His time.

I would not have this life without the Grace of God.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Since I stopped drinking, I have yet to find a good enough reason to drink again.

Each difficulty I have faced has not caused me to drink.

I know that picking up a drink will always turn a good situation into a bad one, and a bad situation into a worse one.

I know that any excuse that I make to drink again is a lie. 

I have suffered enough. I don’t ever want to go back to self-imposed suffering. 

Trusting God to make all things right helps to keep me sober.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

God’s Grace changed the course of my life. 

Every time I was on the brink of giving up, God brought me back.

I should never give up Hope. I should never feel defeated.

I thank God for bringing me here and giving me this life.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

While I have been trying to find and understand my purpose, it occurs to me that my purpose is not one thing.

I have a purpose in surviving.

I have a purpose in accomplishing some near-term goals.

I have a purpose in loving those close to me.

I have a purpose in trying to become a better person.

I have a purpose in trying to help others.

As it turns out, I find my purpose in selfless things and trying to be the kind of person God wants me to be.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Sometimes I make a bad decision for the right reason. It’s usually when I’m trying to help someone else and they let me down.

I can’t control other people and I can’t control what they do.

I need to take care of my “side of the street” and do the best I can each day. I need God’s Guidance for that.

I need to remember that other people are in God’s Hands too.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

When I look back at my journey, there were many times where I felt lost. Whenever that happened, people gave me directions and I was able to find my way.

Like many of us, I am not good at asking for directions.

I always thought that I would just figure things out. It’s a pride and ego thing for me.

The truth is that it was God all along. 

God sent people to set me back on the right path.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

I must never forget where I came from and what my life used to be like. I have a “built-in forgetter”, which is fueled by ego and denial. 

The denial part says it wasn’t that bad. The ego part says I got here on my own.

Every day I need to remember how soul-less I became, and how I was spared from a wretched existence by the Grace of God.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

For me, the desire to drink really did go away. When I first stopped, I didn’t think the desire ever would be lifted.

The fear of picking up a drink was constant. Praying, going to meetings and listening to direction on how to stop helped a lot, but that fear made me very uncomfortable.

Then I was told to “Ask God to help you WANT to be sober more than anything else.”

I have been praying for that ever since. It worked. God has never let me down.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.