SATURDAY CHIP---PATIENCE/IMPATIENCE

[SunnyGirl]

SATURDAY CHIP---PATIENCE/IMPATIENCE

Patience is a virtue and I run very low on it, quite often.

By nature I am impatient, I dislike lines or waiting, I can
think of many, many situations where my patience runs
very thin. I often get aggravated when my recovery is
not progressing the way I think it should. Having patience
with my addicted loved ones is not always easy. I get
back into trying to make them see the light. I know this
will not work, but my brain seems to short out and I try
to force the issue.

Lord, grant me patience, and do it NOW!

Patience takes time...

But being patient doesn’t mean sitting around waiting for things
to happen. Instead, it means to work as hard and as long as
necessary, without giving up, until I reach my goal.

Change takes time.....

When I ask God for patience, he sends me experiences that test
my endurance, patience, or faith. If it doesn't kill me, it
will make me stronger.

I work on todays chip one day at a time, I am not, nor will I ever
be perfect. I am learning the lesson slowly, but I am learning.

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl

[MrDuck]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm Wondering when it was that I mellowed out. From a little kid on I always had a lot of energy and could go 100 mph for long hours. My mind was always way ahead of my body. And one thing that was usually the head of the class was my temper. When things didn't go my way or people didn't do what I expected of oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh boy. When Ron wasn't happy he made d**n sure no one esle was either. When I finally mellowed out I think was when I finally realized how bad I was and how I affected other people. Your one post Cherie was title ME ME ME. Well that is the way it was. What Ron wanted done better d**n well get done and it better be done yesterday. I really didn't give a lot of thought to who ever else was involved. I don't know how many times my wife would tell, " Did you ever stop to think that most people cannot move and think as fast as you can?" I learned in soberity to back off. I stopped working as hard as I did and expected so much from others. It finally sank in how hot my temper was when I was going full blast. It isn't about ME ME ME. It is now about others. I learned that more I help others get what they need the more I get what I need and a lot of what I want. Bottom line Tweety is that it is all about YOU YOU YOU :-) When it is about ME ME ME...... me not fun to be around haha.

Take care and thanks for giving me something to think about.

Ron