“You are not alone.”
I used to think that I was “terminally unique”, that no one else experienced that internal torture that I felt. That was until I found people who suffered from the same affliction.
Our common problem brings us together. Our common solution keeps us together.
I will be ok if I allow it – one day at a time.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Happy New Year.
For many of us it’s a fresh start, to engage in new resolutions, to look ahead with Hope.
Every day, someone comes into their very first AA meeting and plants their ass in a seat in the back of the room. They hope to be unseen because that’s how they feel.
They know they are desperate.
They don’t have any options left.
They don’t know what to expect.
They are hoping for a miracle to end their suffering.
Those of us who have been there know what it’s like.
God lives in that room and wants a hand to be extended to begin the journey to save that person’s life.
My resolution this year is to be that hand, and be what God wants me to be each day.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
New Year’s Eve. Closing-out the year.
In the past year, a lot of things changed around me.
I made many new friends. They enrich my soul.
I lost a few people. They remain in my memory.
I helped a few people. I was helped by many.
I tried to live one day at a time.
I witnessed many miracles.
I got further from the man I used to be.
I got closer to My Creator.
It was a good year.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I don’t really know how my life will turn out. I don’t really know what lies ahead.
I do know where I have been, the choices I have made, and how I got here.
I see glimpses of why I am here. I could never have predicted how beautiful my life would become. I could never have predicted the effect that others would have on my life.
I am in awe of the Power of God in my life. I am in awe of the Power of God in the lives of others.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I can lie to myself all I want, but I still have to look at myself in the mirror.
Denial of the truth is poisonous to my soul. There will always come the day when I see how flawed I am.
Acceptance of the truth, opens the door to God’s Forgiveness.
The sooner I get onto the right path, the sooner I can cleanse my soul and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the rest of the world.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Perhaps God allows us to stray from Him so that we learn the pain of trying to live without Him.
God never leaves us.
When we experience enough self-inflicted pain, we almost always turn to God.
Sometimes we ask God why we are being punished. Sometimes we ask God to save us.
Do we ever ask God why He saved us when He does, or do we just assume that’s how life should be?
God wants us to seek Him always. Unfortunately we only change at the “speed of pain”.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I don’t need anyone’s validation to know that I’m “ok”. I know it in my heart.
It has been tough enough for me to get to “ok”, after years of not being “ok”. Trying to please other people cannot be my primary concern.
I can be ok by being true to myself and trying to live the way God wants me to live today.
God’s standard should be good enough.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Sometimes we get lost and can’t find our way. We follow what we think are the right directions but we improvise along the way and start to rely upon ourselves with no guidance.
We could all use an angel every once in a while, especially when we’re lost.
God knows when we’re lost. He sends angels to help us to change our course.
I need to be open-minded and willing in order to see the angels that God sends for me.
I need to have an open heart and generous spirit when God calls on me to be the angel.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Merry Christmas!
Today is a day traditionally known for giving and receiving gifts. It’s an annual day of joy for many, and a magical day, long-anticipated by children.
It seems that many people try to find the “perfect gift” for those they care about.
Not everyone is happy on Christmas. I wish it wasn’t true. For those who are suffering, today is one of the worst days of the year.
I have been there. I am no longer there but I know some who are. They are in my prayers.
I cannot remove the pain from those who are suffering. Only God can do that.
The best present I can offer today is to be present, and bring kindness and compassion.
I pray that God brings Joy to everyone.
I pray that God brings His Comfort to the sick, the hungry, the lonely, the desperate, and the grieving.
Please know that I pray for you today.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I learn mostly from my experiences and observations. I learn the most when I stumble and get back up.
Tripping over the same root repeatedly is foolish. When I make a mistake, there’s a reason for it and a lesson to be learned.
Following the examples of those who learn from their mistakes helps me to stumble less often.
Thinking I can figure everything out on my own is like traveling the path with my eyes closed.
God puts people before me to show me how to travel the path with my eyes wide open.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.