Topic of the week " P "

[lildee]

P is for Prayer. It is through prayer and meditation that I have the sanity to hear God's will instead of my own.

[caressa]

P is for powerless. When I surrender to my powerlessness over people, places and things, through the God of my understanding, I am empowered to do what I need to do to stay clean and sober, just for today.

[lildee]

People, places, and things permeate my disease. With prayer and detachment I have learned to avoid these triggers. To feel the pain, to deal with it, and to heal it.

[caressa]

P is for Patterns. I need to look at the patterns I have set in my life and look for a way to change those which no longer serve me in today. An old pattern or tape can take me back to where I came from and doing things that are not condusive to good recovery.

[lildee]

"P" is for permission to accept my imperfections and flaws. It is these things that make me a unique individiual different from everyone else. I am not perfect only God is , nor do I choose to be perfect. I can laugh at my own plunders and accept them with a smile and learn from them. Progress not perfection.

[caressa]

P is for Perception. This is a disease of perception which tells me that just in today I am just fine. Fine means I am frustrated, insecure, neurotic and enjoying it.

[lildee]

Projecting....

Projecting into the future is dangerous for me. It raises the "what ifs" & "should I's" . It makes expectations and their outcomes rise to the surface. For me it is better to just stay in this day and focus on it's beauty that God has given to us.

[caressa]

P is for Pride. It can be false or it can be real. I can be proud of who I am today. I can not let my pride get in the way of reaching out and asking for help.

[lildee]

P is for perfection. An obssession. No human is perfect we are all flawed in one way or another. Only God is the essence of true perfection.

[majestyjo]

P is for patience. Have it if you c. My God and I are still working on mine.