I am here for a hug any time!!

We have so many tools, such as faith, prayer, friends, fellowship, information and acts, to bring us through anything, but it is good to remember that the most important things we do are the most difficult!! We can never, ever, ever give up! ...and I am here for a hug any time!

Handling Rough Seas and Rough Times

This slogan always reminds me that things are supposed to get more difficult. We did not expect a free ride in school as we progressed from grade to grade, from elementary school to junior high school and then from high school to college. We did not expect that once we got through with college that graduate school would be easier. Why do assume that life will get easier as we progress in age and experience? We are never promised that life would get eaiser, only that we would be able to handle life better. We are never promised that it would be easy; only that it would be worth it!

I try to keep track of all the people that I make smile every day. After all, many people make me smile. It started at 5:30 with the guy that asked to wash my car windshield for $2.50. Hell, yes. Hard work out iwth Ramel. Prayers for a tough day ahead. "Prayer means that no one can ever say there is nothing I can do." Have a great day all!! Smile!!

Prayer Power

I know that all of the prayers that I have needed answered, have been answered.

I believe in the PUSH = Pray Until Something Happens philisophy works!

Prayer means that no one can ever say there is nothing we can do.

"All of the contradictions, questions, and objections surrounding prayer are God's problems - not mine-because prayer is God's idea; God has commended us to pray." Unknown

Purpose Smile Gratitude Accomplishment

Each day I put in my journal a space for 1) my purpose for the day, 2) who I make smile, 3) what I am grateful for, and 4) what I have accomplished that day. In addition to those things, I try to do the 5 things that will guaranty my sobriety: 1) Pray in the morning for help, 2) talk to another alcoholic/addict, 3) go the a meeting, 4) read something in the Big Book and 5) say a prayer of gratitude at night.

Delayed Gratification

The chief case of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want now. There is value in waiting. There is value in planning and in working for something. Today I am working for what I REALLY, REALLY want instead of what I want right now.

I love the first day of anything.

The first day of October. I love the first day of anything, first day of the week, month or year...at that moment, it is all hope...anything is possible and only my imagination limits me. New friends, new experiences, new thoughts, new feelings...who knows what miracles await!!!!