How I think affects how I treat others. Sometimes I notice it, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes my self-centeredness gets in the way.
In order for me to be at peace, I must surrender my opinions, my judgements, and my condemnations of others.
God, please help me to treat others today as You would have me treat them.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Over seventeen years drinking and using drugs.
One detox – 4 days.
One rehab – 3 weeks.
Got a sponsor. Got a home group. Put 12 Steps in my life.
One day at a time – don’t drink, don’t use, don’t die.
Trust God. Clean house. Help others.
Over 13 thousand consecutive days. Life on life’s terms. It still works.
Thank God for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Thank God for God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Some people go through their lives always knowing what they want. Then they work to get it.
I start with knowing what I don’t want – to live my days suffering with drug or alcohol addiction until I die an ugly death.
I have to work at not getting that because it is the most important thing in my life.
Everything else that comes my way is the result of living sober.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
It feels that the more I do, the more I am expected to do.
Sometimes I have to just slow down and “be” rather than “do”.
I’m not Superman. Never have been. Never will be.
Today I will try to find some balance.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
My old ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving will lead me to relapse.
I need to attend to my spiritual condition each day in order to stay on the right path.
I am never cured of my alcoholism.
Like it or not, my soul needs daily maintenance.
I must seek God daily.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
After having spent many hours in church basements and parish halls, sitting on folding chairs, I have a pretty good idea what a miracle looks like.
I have witnessed many miracles and have been the beneficiary of a few myself.
I must have faith and leave the rest up to God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I was hopeless, God gave me a moment of clarity. I had to be desperate and willing to hear the message.
Some of us need to be in a state of suffering before we get the message.
For people like me, there is a better way to live. There is hope if we are willing.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I ask God for help, it’s because He can do for me what I cannot do for myself.
God helps me on His Terms, not mine.
I had better be on my knees when I ask. I had better ask nicely.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I try to steer God’s Plan for me, it’s like trying to move an immovable object.
I don’t have that kind of power. It’s insane for me to act like I do. God never follows my lead.
I should focus my attention on following God’s Will and accepting that everything happens in His Time.
God is very busy. Sometimes I just need to be patient.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Connecting with another human being who is trying to recover from a spiritual malady is essential. Whether they are two hours or twenty years clean and sober, it doesn’t matter.
God reveals himself to me through others. When I seek God, I find people.
When I connect with people, I find God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.