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Post by bunnypie on Jan 16, 2016 3:34:53 GMT -5
Wow Jo!---You could be making big $ as a weather forecaster! It sounds like you are more accurate then most of them are! I never knew there was a 2nd part to that phrase of great minds think alike....Acceptance is difficult but not impossible!!!-----Bunnypie  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 16, 2016 7:20:18 GMT -5
If it wasn't for acceptance, I wouldn't be mobile in today. I know that if I become a couch potato, I am lost. Once I get down, I might not get up again.
I have to accept my arthritis just as I had to accept my disease. I have to accept my age and what is in today, knowing it is subject to change, but always mindful that the mind is willing, but the flesh is weak and can't always meet my expectations.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 16, 2016 7:25:11 GMT -5
Just for today, I will put my sister into her God's Care. I did a meditation earlier and asked that she be given what she needs according to her God's Will. Just for today, I will remember that I am powerless, and with my God all things are possible. When I have done a healing prayer session, I say to the person, "This is a contract between your God and mine, and it is up to them as to what you receive, I am but a channel and pray for your healing and that your needs be met.  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 16, 2016 15:20:57 GMT -5
I hope your sister will be okay. You are right it is up to God if that will happen.....
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 16, 2016 18:13:47 GMT -5
When I went to see my sister today, she told her daughter and son-in-law that after her operation, she knows where she is going. She said, "I will be going home or to heaven, and she was ready to go to either place. If it is my time to go, it is my time to go." I said, "Yes, and you have a lot of prayer with you when you go into the operation and after you come out."  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 17, 2016 0:34:50 GMT -5
Wow! your sister is brave & strong! She has a good positive attitude. It is good that you got to see her---Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 17, 2016 11:55:48 GMT -5
Called my sister last night to say "Good Night" to her. She found out that she is not having surgery today, but will be in the hospital until such a time it happens, which can be Monday or Tuesday. The waiting is difficult. She is my baby sister and four years younger than me.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 17, 2016 12:04:06 GMT -5
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 17, 2016 12:26:58 GMT -5
Oh Jo!---Your baby sister! You have the protective big sister instincts kicking in. It is hard to fight natural instincts. I have heard it said "if you pray don't worry & if you worry don't pray" LOL I do both! Pray a little & worry a little. I like what your link said about building up the "prayer muscle" The more you exercise it the stronger it gets. Good idea & theory.------Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 18, 2016 22:38:51 GMT -5
Just for today, I will make a point of looking at the little things, and say thank you. Don't overlook the small things along the way on your journey, because you are looking for the big thing to get your attention.  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 19, 2016 1:52:11 GMT -5
Hey Jo---A lot of small things can add up to a big thing! I ask for help in the morning and keep a God Consciousness thru the day and those little things add up to a big thing Sobriety!!!---Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 19, 2016 15:03:49 GMT -5
Just for today, I will come from a place of love. I will be loving, caring, forgiving, and patient. Loving myself, so I can give true love to others, instead of loving and using others to find love for ourselves.  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 19, 2016 15:12:23 GMT -5
To Quote the Beatles "all ya need is love-love is all ya need"----Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 21, 2016 6:43:11 GMT -5
Just for today, I will put things in my God's Care. Not just my life, but that of others. My sister is being operated on at noon, and all I can do is pray for her. She is not sure the doctor can repair her heart, but she said today, "If it is my time to go, it is my time to go."  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 22, 2016 16:23:38 GMT -5
Just for today, I will let go of resentments. I will pray and ask for it to be removed. Whether it is real or justified, anger is still a danger to me. I asked my brother-in-law to keep me updated and he never called me. I had to call at 9 a.m. to find that she was a long time in surgery and still in ICU. I don't know why I should be surprised, I was more hurt, but it has happened many times before.  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 22, 2016 20:11:16 GMT -5
My family puts the "funk" in dysfunctional!!! I can definitely understand your pain! You seem to care about your sister a lot so put aside the hurt feelings and stay in touch. There is an old saying "the squeaky wheel gets the oil first" so just keep trying till you find out what you need to know! Good Luck! you are in my prayers.....Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 23, 2016 12:29:34 GMT -5
Plan to go to the hospital today. The sun is shining, but it is very cold out.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 23, 2016 12:32:15 GMT -5
Just for today, I will let go of resentments. I will pray for the person(s) who aren't doing what I think they should be doing. When I see someone being what I see as abusive, I tend to try to protect the person being abused. I lived it too many years and didn't know I had the right to leave. I was too insecure to step out on my own.  |
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Post by bunnypie on Jan 23, 2016 15:27:18 GMT -5
I went to a "shrink" the first few years of my sobriety and he told me there are 2 basic instincts: fight or flee. I just have to figure out which one I should do. I was told in meetings over the years "Don't attend every argument you are invited to. I have been given some good advice it is just up to me how and when to use it!!! Bunnypie |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 24, 2016 13:35:23 GMT -5
It may sound like flight, because I didn't go to the hospital yesterday and not planning to go today. I have been at war with myself for not going, but my feet hurt just sitting at the computer now and posting.
I didn't go to a shrink, but went to Family Services for counselling. They didn't know about the 12 Steps and I enlightened them. I had 3 different counsellors. One said, "I never saw anyone process things so fast. You come in and share, you come back the next day, that is all gone and you have a new set of issues." I told her it was a result of having the tools of the program.
I don't know why I was especially hurt, maybe because my sister made it sound very critical and I got the sense, she didn't know if she was going to live through it. It has always been that way with him, so why should it be different in today. As my sponsor said, "Pray for them everything that you would wish for yourself, "Health, Love and Prosperity, and pray that they get a spiritual awakening, so they can't continue to act out in their dis-ease."
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.