Loyal/Disloyal

[caressa]

This morning as I was thinking of posting this chip, I thought what do I need to work on and look at within myself today.

My friend called me a short time ago and asked me if I wanted to go to the beach with her. She has been several times this summer but it will be the first time I have been and I am glad she invited me. She has been a loyal and good friend for a long time. We have had our difference of opinion over the years, but our friendship has remained fast and true. I think it is because we have been able to look at where each other is coming from and accepting of where the other person is at.

Tonight is my home group. I told her that I would go to the beach with the understanding that I needed to be home to go to that and couldn't do anything that would stand in my way of getting there, like being too long out in the sun and getting a sun burn.

I also have to be loyal to myself. This is an area that I can find disloyality. I can often 'sell' myself out and not put my needs first. Forgetting that I God meets my needs, and what I do is generally wants and desires which often are fleeting when my goal is reached unless it is based on my loyalty to God, to my program and to others.

[Lin]

Loyalty is a admirable quality. Today I think many peole consider me LOYAL. Loyal freind, loyal to both of my jobs, loyal to my church, loyal to my community, loyal to my family. I am even very loyal to my recovery groups and responsibilities. I try to reply or post to this chip every single day. Since it was started I probably ahve missed posteing maybe 4 or 5 times (except for the few days i was out of town on business or vacation) My home group is also tnight but we wont be having it because the chruch building is closed.

Loyal...taking up for it, defending it, doing our part to support it, respecting it...yep. I am loyal.

LIN

[~graced~]

BEACH time!! *sigh* I'm soooooo envious! Guess I'll have to find some gratitude for River time, huh? LOL

And I'm loyal to G-d.
I'm a loyal to the 12 steps.
I'm loyal to my commitment to being of maximum service to G-d and others.

I don't do any "perfectly", that's for certain...so there's room for improvement.
I NEED more discipline! LOL That oughta be evident to the world about now! LOL It's certainly evident to ME. Now--what I DO with all that.............*blushing* is left to be seen!

Dunno that I need to be concerned about being 'loyal to me' today. I'm pretty worthless when it comes to knowing what's 'good for me'. That's yet to be changed in me--I tend to believe G-d saw to it that HE was left in charge of that arena...and probably with good reason! I suck at determining what's 'good' for me. LOL

I will hand it to Him, though------G-d seems to do well at making sure I get what I need, even after I have a 'chat' with Him about overestimating what I'm capable of doing or making a GRAVE error in judgement in exactly what it WAS that I needed HIM to be doing in all this 'stuff' called life. LOLOL I suck at doing MY job some moments--this does NOT make me a good candidate for promotion to "G-d of the Day"!

I'll stick with being loyal to "He who's better at running the show" today--He's really doing better than an 'okay' job of it.
(MOST days........)


*chuckling*

[Lin]

He who's running the show...well Put Morey. I like that you are first loyal to GOD . I do think if we keep that in mind everything else will fall into place.

My opinion....based on my "faith", is that GOD will be judging me one day on how I loved or failed to love. Loyalty is a part of that. I want to be judged well....so I do try to do my best.

Good to hear from you!

LIN