Pause For Thought

[MajestyJo]

How is my own life-work serving to end these tyrannies, the corrosions of sacred possibility?

- June Jordan

Sometimes, when we stop and reflect, we need to believe that the work we are doing has a meaning beyond the tedium of the everyday. In fact, if we cannot see some larger connection in what we are doing, we often experience a feeling of loss or emptiness.

We know, somewhere deep inside us, that even if what we are doing doesn't exactly have a great cosmic meaning, they way we go about it and the interactions we have with others around our work can give it meaning beyond itself. Regardless of what we do, we do have an opportunity to make it sacred work.

I always have the freedom for a sacred possibility.

Freedom is a word I love and I didn't know that I was in bondage to so many things. I didn't know that by a spiritual connection to my outlook on life, that I could be free of those old patterns, tapes and beliefs.

- I no longer had to people please.

- It was okay to be me.

- I was not stupid.

- I was an intelligent human being.

- I did not have to go outside of myself for affirmation.

- I didn't have to find my worth by going outside of myself to find something to make me happy.

- I didn't always have to be busy, it was okay to just be!

- I didn't always have to be doing.

- I could take time for myself.

As I look at this, I can see all the "I" and realized that although my disease brought me to a place where I was selfish and self-centered, I had no concept of self-care and self-worth, and completely lacking in self-esteem. So many times, I followed the direction of other people and what they thought I should be doing in my recovery, only to suffer pain and a sense of failure and self-worth. I was trying to live up to other peoples expectations and judgments, instead of listening to what my Higher Power was directing me toward.

The greatest freedom I have been given has been my sense of self, and my sense of well being. I no longer have to live my life through others and my life is built on a new spiritual awareness of the God of my understanding.

[MajestyJo]

Listen To Your Heart



I said a prayer for you today,
So listen to your heart.
God will be speaking to you,
And words He will impart.
I have not a single doubt,
That He will come unto you.
I know He keeps His promises,
And shares your burdens too.
He knows about your worries,
And decisions you must make.
Knows you are undecided as to,
Pathways you should take.
So when you hear Him whisper,
Listen and take heed.
He wants to lead and guide you,
And help you in your need.
It's not always easy to take the right path,
It takes courage and determination.
But God will direct your thoughts and steps,
Grant blessings beyond expectation.
So watch and listen through the day,
Stand tall and look around.
You are one of God's children and,
He will never let you down.
Remember always I'm praying for you,
And when we are apart,
I promise things will work for good,
If you listen to your heart.

--Southbreeze

[MajestyJo]

A Hug Just For You



There are hugs that say I like you
and I hold your friendship dear.
There are hugs that say
"good going" you deserve
a great big cheer.
There are hugs that say goodbye,
good luck in all that lies ahead.
There are hugs that say I love you
when no other words are said.
There are hugs that soothe
and say to us you're free
from cares and harms.
The kind of hug we feel
when God holds us
within His arms.

- Author Unknown

[MajestyJo]

The world's a whole
lot nicer place
Because of
people like you...
Who give real
joy and pleasure
By the nice things
that they do.

Thanks So Much!

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Where your mind is

What do you think about your current situation? What do you think about the possibilities that are available to you at this moment?
What you think has a direct and undeniable connection to what you do. So it pays to keep your mind focused on the highest and the best.

Where your mind is right now is where your life will soon be. The thousands of thoughts that you think each day provide the stage upon which you perform.

The outer performance is driven by the inner thoughts. Thoughts of confidence, effectiveness, strength and positive achievement will lead to truly great performances.

Consider all the things you say to yourself as every day goes along. Each one is an opportunity for you to direct your mind in precisely the way you choose.

Use all your thoughts, the little ones, the big ones, and all the rest, to put your mind in a positive, empowering place. Enjoy the journey as your great thoughts lead you surely and steadily to greatness.

-- Ralph Marston

A good reminder. I use to discount those little thoughts, not realizing that for the most part it was Good Order Direction from my God and/or me waring with myself, trying to play God with my life, not willing to be patient and wait on my God. I was told, when the time is right you will know. I had to wait until I knew and stop second guessing myself.

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God Calling

Hello?...
Deep in the dark, one rainy night the God of the universe called me
I was awake and thoughts were aplenty, I just couldn’t let it be
The caller ID showed:
G-O-D-H-E-R-E
as I hesitantly picked it up

“Hello my dear...” He said, “With Me...please come sup...
“Yes…It is Me and I AM here…I see you, I love you, I care
“I want you near Me always…I have so much to share
“I know your heart has been broken for many years and times
“With no more I love you’s - sad words and songs and rhymes
“I want to change that for you now…I alone know the way
“No more looking to men for joy…I’ll brighten your every day
“Think only of Me…for I AM peace and beauty and love
“My love for you is out of this world…astoundingly high above
“Way beyond the stars it soars…far reaching and out of reach
“You may not be able to see it…but you feel it now, my peach!
“For I do know you and I love you…I’ve given my all in all
“Listen and believe Me…draw near and you will never fall

I sat there stunned as I listened to every and all of this
Was this really happening...now really!? It seemed like such true bliss!
Yet I heard His very voice so clear as it came by phone into my ear
The Father above took time out for me…He called me His dear!?

“Don’t let others distract you, just listen to my call
“For you live in a world of evil, so to protect you I put up a wall
“I hedge you into my very body…please smile and stand so tall
“You are my firstborn so special, you’re the apple of my eye
“Never ever let go of Me…soon you’ll soar, you’ll fly!
“Learn from Me and you’ll soon teach your brothers and sisters anew
“New things! Delightful things! My very words so true!
“I am a Father and you’re all my children
“A brighter day is coming…my Family Kingdom…my gem
“Look to Me and no one else for your happiness and peace
“I will protect you and lighten your burdens…I will make you feast
“Now…you call Me and talk a while, I’ll always be right there
“To listen as you share your heart, to show you how much I care
“I’ve got to go for now, but I’ve enjoyed every minute
“Remember Me and don’t forget…I’m close and I AM infinite
“My love for you will never die…I’ve got big plans for you
“So give me a call and talk to Me daily, for I AM yours so ever true”

[MajestyJo]

Freedom from the bondage of Self. I was just sharing with a member of my group today, before I share, I try to say the Serenity Prayer, the Third Step Prayer, and the Seventh Step Prayer to get me out of the way, so my God can work through me and hopefully, what comes out, is divinely inspired, not I-centered. All I can do is share what happened and worked for me, with the hope, that it will one day help others.

Just thinking of the fact that this was posted in 2004 and here it is 2017, who would ever have thought it, certainly not me!!!

The freedom of recovery, that first AA Promise, that is all I wanted. You will know a new freedom and a new happiness.

[MajestyJo]

"We measure our progress in AA by two words, 'humility' and 'responsibility.' May I ever keep my eye on these yardsticks as I continue to seek only knowledge of his will for me."
Spiritual Awakenings Vol. 1
Tulsa, Okla., July 1978
"The Power of the Program,"
Heard a long timer say, "If you hear someone say they have humility, you know they haven't got it. Yet when you see someone practicing humility, you know he/she is working the program. As the saying goes, "Principles before personalities." If you are in Al-Anon, it reads "Principles above personalities."

What ever way you look at it, it is practicing the principles in all our affairs.

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Don't like posting pictures that don't fit, but wanted to share the message.