Daily Missives

Everything happens in God’s Time. Whether I think I’m ready or not, life is going to change.  Sometimes I welcome the change, sometimes I don’t. If I keep a conscious contact with God today, I will be able to handle whatever life throws at me.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank…

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If the person I am in-private is different than the person I am in-public, perhaps I need to do a personal inventory. Hanging onto my favorite character defects for my own selfish intentions is harmful to me. Using my character defects to hurt others takes me further from God and closer to the person I…

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Even when I have to do the things I don’t want to do, I need to remain grateful. After all, my life could have gone in a completely different direction. A little penance doesn’t hurt.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

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Sometimes we have to put up with a little bit of the “bad” in order to get a little bit of the “good”. Sometimes the bad isn’t so bad and sometimes it’s worse. Sometimes the good isn’t so good and sometimes it’s better. I have to deal with life on life’s terms. I can’t run…

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“Connection” helps to solve the problem of addiction. Isolation fuels my addictions and reinforces the myth that I am alone. It encourages my self-centeredness. Connecting with others, on a soul-level, helps me to get outside of myself.  Getting outside of myself helps me to be selfless.  Connection with God helps me to be humble and…

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Not everyone understands me. That’s ok. I must be humble enough and willing enough to understand that. It’s my job to try to be understanding. Sometimes I get it. Sometimes I don’t. That’s ok too.   God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

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Trying to slow down my mind and sift through the noise is necessary to start my day. Quiet time to connect with God allows me to find some degree of inner peace. God will carry me today but I still have to do my part. My days go better when I remember that God is…

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My biggest problem is me.  I am the first victim of my character defects. So, when I’m looking around trying to find someone else to blame for my shortcomings, I had better look in the mirror first. I must ask God for His Help to remove my shortcomings. It takes daily practice.   God, please…

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Addiction is a malady of the soul. We seek relief of our soul-sickness through harmful substances and behaviors. The cure for our soul-sickness is spiritual. There is no tip-toeing around it. Trying to address everything except my spiritual condition to cure my soul-sickness is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Connection with God…

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Sometimes we go on for long periods of time trying to live the right way and not giving up but life doesn’t seem to change for us. Life feels like it sucks but we hang in there. We are told “Keep coming, it gets better”. Then, out of nowhere we get a break. Some really…

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