My biggest problem is me.
The biggest problems I face today are the ones I think are problems. The way I think about things determines how I feel about them.
If I allow my fears to rise up, surely every challenge becomes a big problem.
If I turn my fears over to God and trust that He will make all things right, my big problems become small.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I first stopped drinking, I could not fathom the idea of living without alcohol. I just wanted the physical, mental, and spiritual suffering to stop.
I wanted to be able to drink like a normal person. I soon found out that when it comes to alcohol, I’m not normal.
So, I had to learn how to live without alcohol by following the path of those who were doing it. I had to do what they do.
One day at a time, the days add up to a lifetime.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I am delighted when really wonderful things happen to people I know.
It is especially sweet after I watch those same people persevere through hardships that really test their faith in God.
Watching the positive change in the lives of others shows me the Grace and Power of God.
Strap in, it gets better.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Sooner or later, time will run out for me. It happens to each of us.
Living with regret distorts my view of the beauty of my life.
God has not carried me this far for me to look back and find the mistakes but rather to see the road traveled and marvel at what is possible.
I’m grateful that I can see the Grace of God in my life.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I always need to try to get better.
Taking regular inventory of my actions and when I deploy my character defects is essential to identifying where I need work.
Complacency causes me to ease up and slide backwards towards the person I used to be.
My conscious contact with God helps me to see the direction I need to go. With humility I can change to what God wants me to be.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
There are so many times when I have to turn over my troubles to God. After I do that and God takes them, I sometimes chase them to try to take them back.
If I truly believe that God has ALL Power and He knows what’s best, trusting His Wisdom is the wisest thing I can do.
Pride, ego, and fear drive my need to try to take back control.
I need to remember that God has never let me down.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I can always find something to be bothered about and let that dominate my thinking.
At the same time I can always find something to be happy about and let that dominate my thinking.
I have not gone through the battles in my life to be unhappy. The battles have prepared me for today – to be happy.
I have paid too high a price to not be happy.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
People like me don’t need a reason or an excuse to drink or use drugs. We’re alcoholic. It’s what we do.
During times of great emotional pain, it used to be my first option.
I need a reason to NOT drink.
Having experienced God’s Grace in saving me from the insanity and suffering from alcohol and drug abuse, I know that the better choice is to not pick up a drink or a drug.
Sometimes knowing is not enough. Sometimes the only thing saving me is my conscious contact with the God of my understanding.
It’s not a struggle when I fully rely on God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You.
Every once in a while I come across someone who is completely selfless, unmatched in commitment to family, unconditionally loving, and always happy about something.
The smile on her face and her wagging tail give it away every time.
She was a rescue and a rescuer. She gave great dog-hugs.
It is with a heavy heart that I bid farewell to Miss Daisy the Dog today. I can only bestow upon her the highest compliment – she was a good dog.
I know that pets are put into our lives to usher us through good times and bad. I know there are dogs in Heaven because God loves dogs too.
God Bless you Daisy.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.