“Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.”
It’s not always easy to put my desires in the back seat to help someone else, but that must be a conscious way for me to live.
I have been Blessed beyond measure. I need to give more than I take.
That way I can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the rest of the world with my head held high.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
If I don’t like the results I’m getting, I need to change my approach.
My best ideas don’t always seem to work.
If I keep doing what I’m doing, I’ll keep getting what I’m getting.
Perhaps I should follow the example of those who are successful. Perhaps I should do what they do.
Keeping an open mind is a good start.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When things aren’t going so well for me, my tendency is to isolate. Instead, I should get outside of myself and help someone else.
When things are going well for me, I should get outside of myself and help someone else.
Helping someone else is good for my soul. It relieves me of my self-centeredness.
It works every time.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Some people try to get clean and sober and they fail. The grip of addiction seems too great and they relapse.
I have never heard someone who relapsed express joy in their relapse.
Sometimes guilt and shame keep them from trying again. Sometimes it’s fear of being judged by others.
Getting clean and sober is personal. I got sober for myself – to save my life.
I must not be judgmental of those who are struggling. I must be there to help them find their way back.
I am only here by the Grace of God and I must not forget that.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
We cannot save someone who isn’t ready to be saved.
In the throes of my addiction, I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t think straight. Every waking moment was influenced by a substance.
I was desperate.
When I was thrown a lifeline, I grabbed onto it. I didn’t know where it would take me but I took it anyway.
It wasn’t an intellectual decision. My soul was in pain.
My soul is no longer in pain, but the fire of desperation still burns inside of me. That’s why I keep doing what I was taught to do.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I stopped drinking, it was the scariest time in my life. I didn’t know how to function without alcohol.
People who had gone through it showed me what to do. They told me how to think. They listened to me. They had been there.
They all told me to hit my knees and ask God for Help. They told me to hit my knees and thank Him at the end of each day.
Seeking God has been the key to saving my life. There is no doubt in my mind.
One day at a time, my life gets better.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Alcohol and drugs used to be central to my existence. When I removed them from my life, I thought there would be no reason to continue living.
I have been shown a way to live happily without using substances to numb my feelings.
I have learned to live “life on life’s terms” – the good and the not-so-good.
My sanity has been restored.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
The only thing I can do about the past is correct my mistakes and learn from my experiences.
That’s it. I can’t dwell on the past because that takes me away from now and upsets my inner peace.
When I am in turmoil, I am weak.
When I am at peace, I am strong.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
There are times when it seems that everything is going wrong, and that I can’t catch a break.
When the frustration builds and starts to seep through in how I treat others, I need to keep one thing in mind…
I didn’t pick up a drink or a drug today.
For someone like me, it is a really big deal. If I can do that, I can do anything.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Instead of being judgmental of others, perhaps I should look at myself.
The way I treat others reflects how I feel about myself. Perhaps what I don’t like needs to be changed within me.
I must continue to try to recognize my flaws and be conscious of how they affect my behavior.
I need God’s Guidance to help me to change.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.