Daily Missives

As each day ends, it is one fewer that I have remaining.  Although I don’t know my expiration date, I know this life won’t last forever. If I want to live “happily ever after”, I had better start today. So, I will try to stay in the moment and still look forward to the beauty…

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Humility and Gratitude. God is doing for me what I could not do for myself. So, each day I humbly ask Him to do it again today – on my knees. At the end of each day I thank Him for carrying my ass today – on my knees. It keeps working so I’ll keep…

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Today might be the day that changes everything. It is a gift. I don’t know what’s inside until I open it. That’s why I never give up hope.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

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I don’t always hear what I want to hear. Sometimes I’m not listening well. Sometimes I’m just closed-minded. So, if I’m looking for answers, perhaps they are offered right in front of me and I need to listen. Maybe I should be open-minded enough to see that the answers I get are what I need.…

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I don’t see the changes in me while they’re going on. It’s usually down the road when I handle myself differently in situations where I used to fail. I need to keep working on myself. I need to be patient with my own progress. I need to trust that God is working in me.  …

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What’s really the point of my recovery from alcoholism? I think it is to direct my life’s journey, without interference by substances, to find inner peace so that I can see God.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

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God never gives me more than I can handle in a day, although it seems that some days He thinks I can handle a lot. When I find times of quiet, that is when I need to re-center my soul and spirit.  By doing that, I can better prepare myself for whatever comes next.  …

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If I had “thrown in the towel” and given up at 31 years old when I thought my life was worthless, that there was no point in trying to get sober… If I had convinced myself that life was too hard for me… I would never have experienced the Blessings I have received and the…

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When I stopped abusing substances, after a while I started to feel better physically and my mind began to clear. That was the good part. Then all of the feelings and thoughts that drove me to drink or use in the first place started to take over. That was the bad part. I could no…

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I find that being kind to others is easier than being harsh or indifferent. It creates less tension, anxiety, and stress in me. It also makes it easier to make new friends.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

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