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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 25, 2003 13:17:11 GMT -5
( ( ( ( Recovery Friends ) ) ) )
"There is no situation to difficult to be bettered and No unhappiness to great to be lessened."
I heard these words at my first Al-Anon meeting....... And the truth is, I found it so hard to believe! My life was such a mess, it seemed like it would take a miracle to straighten out the mess, my life was in.
And the truth is....
It did take a miracle!
The miracle began with me!
My progress began slowly, but I gained courage from those of you that came before me. You allowed me to lean on you, till I could stand on my own. I began with babysteps, sometimes slipping back but always with my eye on the prize, SERENITY!
Today I am amazed with all the wonderful things I have learned. I am thankful for the tools of recovery and all the slogans that I grasp for when I feel myself begin to slip......
My road has not always been easy, but my progress has kept me moving down the path. I have a new best friend in a loving Higher Power, HE takes my hand and leads me when I am not sure which way to go. God has been my strength and my hope.......
Just for today, I am working the program to the best of my ability. I know it is progress, not perfection, that keeps me working. I know today, I am a miracle in progress..... ODAT
Love to each, Cherie
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 10, 2010 14:16:20 GMT -5
I love going back and reading some of the older posts on the message board. As I read this post I made in 2003 I thought to myself how real recovery is to me.... I have learned so much and grown a bunch, but life is still lived One Day At a Time. I am just as thankful today....
Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl
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Post by caressa on Aug 11, 2010 21:37:32 GMT -5
SG, I too like to look at the old posts. I can see the growth or the lapse in my thinking and allows me to take a good look at myself. It was one of the reasons I posted H.A.L.T in AA section. It is nice to see that you still think the same today as when you originally posted. The talk coming from my fingers has not changed and has remained constant. I still have the pain, still working through it and not using.
Recover is progress, not perfection. The nice thing is, that even when I make a mistake, it is progress. It is a lesson learned.
If it wasn't progress, not perfection, I would have failed and left a long time ago. If the old me, Ms Perfection hadn't handed over her rains to God, I would not have gotten very far and would probably have given up and retreated.
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Post by majestyjo on Jun 26, 2017 20:43:19 GMT -5
Progress not perfection, doesn't mean I should be still accepting old ways after being in the program for so many years. I was one of the really sick ones, so I did have a lot of work to do. It does take daily maintenance though and that is where Steps 10, 11, & 12 come in. Practice these principles in all our affairs, the principles we learned doing the first 9 Steps. Say progress not perfection, doesn't mean I have to do things perfectly, but what I do in today should be much better than when I came into recovery. I can beat myself up in falling short in my expectations let alone all the mistakes I have made to get to where I am in today. Maybe my perception is off. It is a disease of perception. I try to make apoint of asking for it to be healed if I find it a little bit out of kilter. The Swan means grace. But for the grace of God, I would not be here in today.
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