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Post by majestyjo on Dec 25, 2014 23:49:13 GMT -5
I Will Try
I will Try no matter How hard I have to.
I will Try even if Life crushes me down.
I will not Give up & Try N Try to rise high.
I will Try to Fly & Touch the Sky, even if the world says U don't have the wings & you cant fly.
I will Try to win, even if am Losing.
I will Try to have Hope, even if there is None.
I will Try always to Smile, even if I m Crying.
I will Try to Sing, even if my Voice is dying.
I will Try to be Positive , even if I m surrounded in Negatives.
I will Try to reach for the Heaven, even if I m in Hell.
I will Try to Love , even if I have a Broken Heart.
Even if my Fate defies me and my Luck betrays, In the darkest days with no Sunrays, I will Try and do nothing else till I've achieved my dreams & won't give up.
As winner I wish to live , who fights till the last breath...
And I will Try to Live even If I'm about to Die.
- unknown
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 25, 2014 23:49:53 GMT -5
We can`t compare this Christmas with Christmas past if we stay clean and sober. We have a Higher Power, hopefully new friends and acquaintances. We can go to meetings and connect with others, we are no longer alone.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 30, 2014 3:23:44 GMT -5
Quit your bellyaching. Remember when and put some gratitude into your attitude. Quit blaming others, quit looking outside of yourself and go within and find the Quiet to talk to your God. Quit doing what you always did, because you will always get what you use to get when you were using. Do you want to quit or continue on abusing yourself and others. Try to quicken your step and your process by working the Steps. Quicken your thinking and lessen your stress by going to the God of your understanding and in the quiet and the stillness of your mind , connect with Him/Her and know that all is well. Quit worrying, and wait on your God to show you the way. If He/She leads you to it, you will be shown through it, without stepping in the quagmire of our minds and wallowing in self pity and depression. It may seem quaint and old fashioned to quit drinking and not being a part of the in crowd, but it won`t be so cool if your life quits as a result of your disease. You don`t have to quit living because you get sober. Life is just beginning and you will be quite surprised at how your life changes as a result of clean and sober. |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 31, 2014 18:30:10 GMT -5
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 14, 2015 11:20:30 GMT -5
The Concerns of a Mouse
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning:
"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it."
The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap . . . alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house - the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.
In the darkness, she did not see it.
It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught in the trap.
The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home she still had a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup. So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient:
But his wife's sickness continued.
Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.
But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well . . . she died.
So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them for the
funeral luncheon..
And the mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and you think it doesn't concern you, remember: When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another…
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 14, 2015 11:22:19 GMT -5
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 17, 2015 19:07:26 GMT -5
Alcoholism is a disease: an obsession of the mind that compels us to drink, and a sensitivity of the body that condemns us to go mad or die if we keep on.
An alcoholic is in no greater peril than when he takes sobriety for granted.
The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better.
An alcoholic/addict is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating.
A definition of sobriety is the ability to live comfortably, peacefully and joyously with ourselves.
A.A. is truly God's creation.
Every meeting has its own atmosphere and personality, if you don't like one, go to another.
Our recovery involves coming to terms with ourselves as we really are.
On alternatives to A.A. for the alcoholic; death if you're lucky, insanity if you're not--take your pick.
A.A. has no fixed address; we can take it with us where ever we go.
A smile in a meeting may be just the message a newcomer may need.
A.A. got started by one drunk talking to another about alcohol, and the process still works and that is how A.A. grows.
A.A. has a wrench to fit every nut that walks through the door, the 12 Steps are the key to getting that wrench to work right.
Please be patient,
You are not a finished product,
God is not through with you.
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 26, 2015 13:24:26 GMT -5
My God already knows, why lie to Him? If I can't be truthful with myself, who else can I be truthful with? I needed to learn to trust my God and through Him, I learned to trust myself and others. www.midnightangel308.com/trust_quotes.htm |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 9, 2015 10:54:35 GMT -5
Saving the World Today may my prayers help me realize I cannot control everything. To put the world in order, We must first put the nation in order; To put the nation in order, We must first put the family in order; To put the family in order, We must first set our hearts right. -- Confucius  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 12, 2015 13:33:54 GMT -5
Posted Jan. 19, 2005
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 13, 2015 12:53:32 GMT -5
If you plant honesty, You will reap trust
If you plant goodness, You will reap friends
If you plant humility, You will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, You will reap victory
If you plant consideration, You will reap harmony
If you plant hard work, You will reap success
If you plant forgiveness, You will reap reconciliation
If you plant openness, You will reap intimacy
If you plant patience, You will reap improvements
If you plant faith, You will reap miracles
But If you plant dishonesty, You will reap distrust.
If you plant selfishness, You will reap loneliness
If you plant pride, You will reap destruction
If you plant envy, You will reap trouble
If you plant laziness, You will reap stagnation.
If you plant bitterness, You will reap isolation
If you plant greed, You will reap loss
If you plant gossip, You will reap enemies
If you plant worries, You will reap wrinkles
If you plant sin, You will reap guilt
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 17, 2015 22:38:20 GMT -5
Breakfast at McDonald's This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the St or y, there are some very interesting facts!): I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.' The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, Literally. Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then Even my husband did. I did not move an inch... An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling' His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched f or acceptance.... He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.. That is when I noticed all eyes in the Restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you..' I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you.. God is here working through me to give you hope.' I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.... When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope..' We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love. I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?' I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE. An Angel wrote: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head.. To handle others, use your heart. God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 25, 2015 19:05:53 GMT -5
.________ One of the hardest things for me to do in early recovery, was allowing myself to become vulnerable. I had been hurt so many times, real or imagined, I feared allowing some one into my safe place. I found out that that fear could be turned to faith. I think the biggest lesson was learning to not give up my power and allowing people to control my life. Because I wanted you to like me, I didn't want to say NO or disagree with you, and many times I gave them the authority, not honouring my own truth and my God. My heart took a lot to heal. Took a long time to trust. My sponsor said to me, "Just because someone is in the rooms, doesn't mean their truth is yours." Acknowledge and accept that they can speak their truth, you don't have to accept it for yourself. We are all human. We are all in different places in our recovery, and it is good to keep an open mind. I love the hymn that is quoted, one of the many that was a part of my life, and when I am troubled in today, one will pop into my mind and I find myself walking down the street, sitting in my part, and I will break into song. It is generally those old one I learned in a country gospel hall, all very basic, and the Gospel Halls were the same format as AA. I think that is why I felt comfortable. There is no minister, priest, or leader, just a group of elders. Count your blessings, if you look closer, there may be more there than you think. |
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Post by majestyjo on May 2, 2015 17:57:21 GMT -5
Men who come to God not to dictate but to receive have approached prayer from the right angle. They have seen that prayer is giving God an opportunity to bestow what he is more willing to give than we are to welcome. "Prayer is not to ask what we wish of God, but what God wishes of us." Harry Emerson Fosdick  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 23, 2015 21:59:06 GMT -5
In Step Three in the AA 12 Steps and Traditions it says:
It is when we try to make our will conform with God's that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was a most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with God's intention for us. To make this increasingly possible is the purpose of A.A.'s Twelve Steps, and Step Three opens the door.
Once we have come into agreement with these ideas, it is really easy to begin the practice of Step Three. In all times of emotional disturbance or indecision, we can pause, ask for quiet, and in the stillness simply say: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done."
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Post by Lin on May 24, 2015 6:42:16 GMT -5
I read this quote on my phone today. It's from JK Rowling
"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery."
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Jul 27, 2015 17:41:04 GMT -5
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After the "Honeymoon"
"For most of us, the first years of A.A. are something like a honeymoon. There is a new and potent reason to stay alive, joyful activity aplenty. For a time, we are diverted from the main life problems. That is all to the good.
"But when the honeymoon has worn off, we are obliged to take our lumps, like other people. This is where the testing starts. Maybe the group has pushed us onto the side lines. Maybe difficulties have intensified at home, or in the world outside. Then the old behavior patterns reappear. How well we recognize and deal with them reveals the extent of our progress."
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The wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.
1. LETTER, 1954
2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 88
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Post by majestyjo on Aug 18, 2015 11:21:58 GMT -5
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 11, 2015 19:59:38 GMT -5
”Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best — ” and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” Winnie the Pooh is a kind bear. He cares greatly about his friends. And he has always seemed like a pretty happy bear to me. He’s also a favorite of mine so today I’d like to simply share 5 of my favorite happiness tips from that honey loving bear. 1. Don’t get bogged down in details. “You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count.” Getting bogged down in details, focusing on the small problems can have advantages. But it can also make you miss the big picture. What’s really important in your life. Don’t make the classic mistakes of spending too much time nitpicking or making mountains out of molehills. Relax instead. Focus on the positive things you have and want in your life. Keep your attention on that. Work towards that. The days may seem long but the years are often pretty short. So live them instead constantly inspecting, criticizing or overthinking them. 2. Be proactive. Take the lead. “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” It’s easy to get locked into a reactive mindset. You just follow along with whatever is happening. You do what the people around you do. You react to whatever is going on. And so you get lost in your circumstances. This way of thinking doesn’t feel too good. You tend to feel powerless and like you are just drifting along in life. Another way of going about things to be proactive. To be the one who takes action first and to take the lead. It’s not always easy though. You have to get out of your comfort zone and it can feel scary. So to not get lost in procrastination take it one small step at time. Just be proactive instead of reactive about one little thing in your life today. Start with that action and then build your proactiveness muscle step by small step. 3. Keep conversations simple and positive. “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?”” What do people want in a conversations and relationships? Long-winded negative babbling? Or positive, focused talks where it is interesting to listen, communicate and exchange ideas? Although the answer probably varies but I’d rather spend most of my time with doing the latter. Three tips that help me to keep the conversation positive and focused are: Live a positive life. If you focus on the positive in your daily life then it’s usually no problem to keep focusing on it and talking about it in conversations. More on that in the last tip in this article. Be aware and alert. If you know that you have a problem with excessive ramblings then simply being aware of this can help you to stop yourself more and more often before you go off into babbling. Use words that helps you to get through. No need to try to impress people with big and complicated words when it’s not needed. Focus on getting through to others and communicating by using simple words that anyone can understand. 4. Do nothing once in a while. “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” Although it feels good to work towards your dreams and doing the things you love I find that things tend to go better and I feel better if there is a balance. If I take some time each week to do pretty much nothing. If I just spend time with myself on a walk in the woods or by the ocean for example. By doing so I unload my mind. I relax fully and so life becomes less heavy and burdensome and I tend to have less stress and worries during the rest of my week. 5. Appreciate the little things. “Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.” Daily happiness is to a large part about appreciating the small things. If you just allow yourself to be happy when accomplishing a big goal or when you have some great luck then you are making life harder than it needs to be. Instead, focus on appreciating things that you may take for granted. Take 2 minutes and find things in your life you can appreciate right now. If you want some ideas, here are a few of the simple things that I like to appreciate: My food. The weather. My health. Friends and family. This website and the opportunity to write about what I want. You, the reader. Myself and the fine things about me. The funny thing is that if you just start appreciating something you can very quickly start jumping around with your attention and appreciate just about anything around you. You may start with the food you are eating right now. Then move your attention to the phone and appreciate that you can contact anyone – and be contacted by anyone – you’d like. You might then move your attention outside, through the window and see the wonderful sunshine, then kids having fun with a football and then the tree by the road turning into wonderful autumn colors. And so on. It might not sound like much. But this simple 2 minute exercise can help you to uncover a lot of the happiness that is already in your daily life. -- 5 Tips for a Happy Life from Winnie the Pooh by Henrik Edberg  |
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Post by mp kumawat on Dec 3, 2015 0:25:22 GMT -5
This goes with one of today's readings. When the time is right, we will know. We won't have doubt. We won't doubt and we will know. We won't say, "Should I or shouldn't I?" I have this on a pewter key ring with an eagle on it and it was given to me a long time ago, the words are almost gone, but they are in ingrained in my heart, because they are very special to me. |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.