Beginning today

[caressa]

Beginning today I will no longer worry about yesterday.

It is in the past and the past will never change.
Only I can change by choosing to do so.

Beginning today I will no longer worry about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will always be there,
waiting for me to make the most of it.
But I cannot make the most of tomorrow
without first making the most of today.

Beginning today I will look in the mirror and I will
see a person worthy of my respect and admiration.
This capable person looking back at me is someone
I enjoy spending time with and someone
I would like to get to know better.

Beginning today I will cherish each moment of my life.
I value this gift bestowed upon me in this world and
I will unselfishly share this gift with others.
I will use this gift to enhance the lives of others.

Beginning today I will take a moment to step off the
beaten path and to revel in the mysteries I encounter.
I will face challenges with courage and determination.
I will overcome what barriers there may be which hinder
my quest for growth and self-improvement.

Beginning today I will take life one day at a time,
one step at a time.
Discouragement will not be allowed
to taint my positive self-image,
my desire to succeed or my capacity to love.

Beginning today I walk with renewed faith in human kindness.
Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there
is hope for a brighter and better future.

Beginning today I will open my mind and my heart.
I will welcome new experiences. I will meet new people.
I will not expect perfection from myself nor
anyone else: perfection does not exist in an imperfect world.

But I will applaud the attempt to overcome human foibles.

Beginning today I am responsible for my own happiness
and I will do things that make me happy . . .
admire the beautiful wonders of nature, listen to my
favorite music, pet a kitten or a puppy, soak in a bubble bath
pleasure can be found in the most simple of gestures.

Beginning today I will learn something new; I will
try something different; I will savor all the
various flavors life has to offer.
I will change what I can and the rest I will let go.
I will strive to become the best me I can possibly be.

Beginning today.

Everyday

- Author Unknown

Originally posted @ groups.msn.com/JosKitchen/funthingstodo.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=2641&LastModified=4675535174427263674&all_topics=1

[TxRainwater]

Caressa,
Thank you so much for sharing. I know it is an older post, but seeing as I am reading it now, is new to me. (altho, I may have read it before.....lol, my mind, ya know).
Just a reminder that today is a new day, and the only thing I have control over is myself at this moment.
huggzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
love and light,
Brenda

[majestyjo]

The link is no longer available. All my old sites have closed.

[majestyjo]

Quote of the Week

"God can't give you anything new until you let go of the old."

Oh how I love to hang on to what I think I know. I came into the program filled with opinions, ideas, resentments, attitudes, beliefs, etc., and even though many of them were literally killing me, I fiercely resisted letting them go. I was obstinate and defensive, but because I had hit a bottom, I was also willing to try something new.

That willingness was the crack in my personality through which God's energy and grace entered. I was taught that with willingness comes surrender, and one by one I began peeling back the layers of the onion that were my old ideas. As I uncovered, discovered and discarded them, God gave me new ways of looking at, thinking about and acting in my life. Slowly, a new man was being born.

What I have found over the years is that letting go is a constant and ongoing process. Each new relationship, job, situation or season brings me face to face with some old ideas or opinions that I've not examined yet. When I become stuck or unhappy these days, I now know to pray for the willingness to let go so God can give me something new.

Today, I'm not as resistant to let go because I know that God always has something better for me.



I can't, my God can, just for today, I choose to let Him. Sobriety isn't just for the alcoholic in my life. I was told that sobriety meant "Soundness of Mind." It is something that I wish to acquire daily. I have to work on my emotional sobriety, one day at a time. To do that, I have to let go of the old to make room for the new as it says above.

In busy days of noise and action
- and especially when my journey seems long
and my energy is spent -
lead me to be still, Lord,
and discover anew
that you are with me.

[majestyjo]

Say a prayer start your day and another prayer to end it.