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bluidkiti · 09-17-2022, 06:27 AM

September 17

Prayer for Guidance

Lord, guide me, teach me, strengthen me,
‘till I become such a person as thou would have me be;
pure and gentle,
truthful and high-minded,
brave and able,
courteous and generous,
dutiful and useful.
Amen.

~ Charles Kingsley (1819-75)

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Just a Thought

Our bad moods are often our body's way of telling us we need rest.

We are wise to remember we never outgrow this need for rest to make the day go better. When we return to our day refreshed, we have given ourselves and all those around us the gift of ourselves at our best.

So ............

What can I do better when I am rested?

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Just a Contemplation

Anger

We can get high on anger. That's why it's dangerous. We get a false sense of power from being angry. Our anger turns into resentments. Resentments turn into hate. Hate eats at our spiritual core.
We can get rid of resentments and hate through prayer and helping others. That's why we pray for those who have wronged us, so our hearts don't fill with hate. This is why, we use our energy in a healthy way. And our serenity will grow as we see that anger no longer has so much power over our actions.

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There Is a Solution

Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed.

Alcoholics Anonymous Page 25

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Just a Few Quotes

"You can't grow and learn if your focus is on finding someone else to blame instead of looking at your own shortcomings." ~ John C. Maxwell

"There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together" ~ LeCrae

09-17-2022, 06:27 AM	#18
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,931	September 17 Prayer for Guidance Lord, guide me, teach me, strengthen me, ‘till I become such a person as thou would have me be; pure and gentle, truthful and high-minded, brave and able, courteous and generous, dutiful and useful. Amen. ~ Charles Kingsley (1819-75) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought Our bad moods are often our body's way of telling us we need rest. We are wise to remember we never outgrow this need for rest to make the day go better. When we return to our day refreshed, we have given ourselves and all those around us the gift of ourselves at our best. So ............ What can I do better when I am rested? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Anger We can get high on anger. That's why it's dangerous. We get a false sense of power from being angry. Our anger turns into resentments. Resentments turn into hate. Hate eats at our spiritual core. We can get rid of resentments and hate through prayer and helping others. That's why we pray for those who have wronged us, so our hearts don't fill with hate. This is why, we use our energy in a healthy way. And our serenity will grow as we see that anger no longer has so much power over our actions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There Is a Solution Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Few Quotes "You can't grow and learn if your focus is on finding someone else to blame instead of looking at your own shortcomings." ~ John C. Maxwell "There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together" ~ LeCrae __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.