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MajestyJo · 06-16-2016, 06:45 PM

Just for today, I am trying to let go of the anger I felt when I got a prank phone call. I felt sad too that so many people are being taken in by these jokers and telling people that they are the government calling. I have since learned that two other friends have received the same call. I have the phone # and thinking of calling Ma Bell because they are disrespecting her service and/or the police, although I am not sure they will do anything. I am feeling responsible and feel like I should do something.

MajestyJo · 06-17-2016, 10:41 PM

It finally got hot today. My son came in after work and said he felt like he was suffering from heat stroke. He is a landscaper and there is no getting away from the sun. I didn't realize I missed posting yesterday.

Guess it should have been, just for today, I won't forget to post. I will go on line and share with others.

MajestyJo · 06-17-2016, 10:44 PM

Just for today, I will forgive myself for things undone and things unsaid. This is a one day at a time program, and each day is a new beginning.

MajestyJo · 06-18-2016, 08:38 PM

Just for today, I will not take on 'stuff' that is not mine. I will allow the freedom of recovery give me the peace and serenity I need for today. Just for today, I choose to let go and let God. I ask that my clarity of thought and perception be healed so I will be aware of what I can change and what I can't change.

MajestyJo · 06-19-2016, 09:40 PM

Just for today, I will trust the process. As long as I am connected to my Higher Power, things will turn out as they should be, not always as I would have them be.

After talking to my friend for about 90 minutes, I read her the Serenity Prayer for quitting smoking from NicA, Nicotine Anonymous. She found a lot of comfort in it. She just got out of the hospital and was in ICU a couple of times this month.

When we finished talking, I read her today's reading from Courage to Change and the reading from In God's Care by Karen Casey. They both referenced what we had been talking about.

MajestyJo · 06-20-2016, 06:57 PM

Just for today, I will appreciate what I have. I may suffer from chronic pain and fatigue, but I am so much more fortunate that a lot of others. Seeing my sister in the hospital, I thought, "How boring this must be." She can't talk because of the tube down her throat feeding her and the oxygen. Her toe is infected, although it has healed a lot. He skin was dry and flaky and her hands, feet, and legs were swollen. My feet may swell, but I am not in the hospital.

As they say, "Put some gratitude in your attitude."

MajestyJo · 06-21-2016, 11:45 PM

Just for today, I will do what I need to do. My God meets my needs, so the energy is there for the taking. The good orderly direction is there and though I sometimes look at it and ask, "My will or God's." I was grateful that I followed up with my thought of going to see my sister as she didn't have a good day. I was grateful to see that her leg was better and that she was attended to. It kept coming to mind and I couldn't give it rest until I saw for myself that she was okay. When I turn my day over to my God's, I have to think of it as His Will, unless proved otherwise. I know that I can get in my own way and discount something and want to do it myself, so just in case, I say the Serenity Prayer and stop and have a wee talk to my God to see that we are on the same page.

MajestyJo · 06-22-2016, 04:07 PM

Just for today, I will not put high expectations on myself or others. I need to remind that everyone isn't always able to meet them, certainly not to level others put on us or visa versa. We can be our how hard taskmaster. I think expectations are dooming ourselves and a catalist for resentment.

MajestyJo · 06-23-2016, 06:46 PM

Just for today, I will ask for my personal healing, be it my sense of humour, my attitude, my lack of motivation, etc. Through my God, all things are possible. I don't need to continue acting out in my dis-ease. I no longer have to participate in hissy fits and pity parties. I can ask my Higher Power to help me be a better me in today.

MajestyJo · 06-24-2016, 07:37 PM

Just for today, I will remember that the Serenity Prayer is a tool that works in recovery when I apply it. As they say, "It works when you work it." It works if I work for it, works better for me. I have to make the effort.

MajestyJo · 06-25-2016, 11:25 PM

Just for today, I will try to take care of myself to the best of my ability. That means taking a break and getting myself something to eat. I missed dinner, and I know that isn't good, so need to put some food in my body. I feel a headache coming on, so that is a good sign. Pain, pain, go away. That is what I said this morning before going to sleep. I woke up without my ankles being swollen.

MajestyJo · 06-26-2016, 02:22 AM

Just for today, I am willing to do what ever it takes. If I can't find that willingness, I will pray for the willingness to be willing.

MajestyJo · 06-26-2016, 05:50 PM

Just for today, I will love the skin I'm in. It may have had some wear and tear over the years, but it is still my skin. For so many years I hated how I looked, always too tall it seemed. I was once told that I couldn't be an Orr, my maiden name, because I wasn't a blond. That really hurt and it stuck with me. I took it on, and yet they were words spoken by someone who I didn't even know, but he knew my dad's two brothers and their family. Be careful of the words you speak, they can make deep scars that take a long time to heal. So grateful for this program and it's healing process.

MajestyJo · 06-27-2016, 05:03 PM

Just for today, will remember the word doesn't center around me. I don't have to have the last word. I don't have to be the first one to pick up the phone. I can't let my ego and pride get in the way of my recovery. I must remember where I came from. I have to remember when!!!

MajestyJo · 06-28-2016, 03:28 AM

Just for today, I will try not to be stubborn and dig my heels in. I need to be open, flexible, and leave the old selfish, self-centeredness behind.

It is so important to live in today and in the moment. As they say, in the moment has nor room for ego, defiance, resentment, anger, and all those other negative emotions. When I block out the negative, I also prevent the positive energies to flow.

Just for today I will go with the flow. I won't go in my own direction and isolate my soul.

06-16-2016, 06:45 PM	#226
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I am trying to let go of the anger I felt when I got a prank phone call. I felt sad too that so many people are being taken in by these jokers and telling people that they are the government calling. I have since learned that two other friends have received the same call. I have the phone # and thinking of calling Ma Bell because they are disrespecting her service and/or the police, although I am not sure they will do anything. I am feeling responsible and feel like I should do something. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-17-2016, 10:41 PM	#227
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	It finally got hot today. My son came in after work and said he felt like he was suffering from heat stroke. He is a landscaper and there is no getting away from the sun. I didn't realize I missed posting yesterday. Guess it should have been, just for today, I won't forget to post. I will go on line and share with others. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-17-2016, 10:44 PM	#228
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will forgive myself for things undone and things unsaid. This is a one day at a time program, and each day is a new beginning. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-18-2016, 08:38 PM	#229
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will not take on 'stuff' that is not mine. I will allow the freedom of recovery give me the peace and serenity I need for today. Just for today, I choose to let go and let God. I ask that my clarity of thought and perception be healed so I will be aware of what I can change and what I can't change. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-19-2016, 09:40 PM	#230
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will trust the process. As long as I am connected to my Higher Power, things will turn out as they should be, not always as I would have them be. After talking to my friend for about 90 minutes, I read her the Serenity Prayer for quitting smoking from NicA, Nicotine Anonymous. She found a lot of comfort in it. She just got out of the hospital and was in ICU a couple of times this month. When we finished talking, I read her today's reading from Courage to Change and the reading from In God's Care by Karen Casey. They both referenced what we had been talking about. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-20-2016, 06:57 PM	#231
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will appreciate what I have. I may suffer from chronic pain and fatigue, but I am so much more fortunate that a lot of others. Seeing my sister in the hospital, I thought, "How boring this must be." She can't talk because of the tube down her throat feeding her and the oxygen. Her toe is infected, although it has healed a lot. He skin was dry and flaky and her hands, feet, and legs were swollen. My feet may swell, but I am not in the hospital. As they say, "Put some gratitude in your attitude." __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-21-2016, 11:45 PM	#232
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will do what I need to do. My God meets my needs, so the energy is there for the taking. The good orderly direction is there and though I sometimes look at it and ask, "My will or God's." I was grateful that I followed up with my thought of going to see my sister as she didn't have a good day. I was grateful to see that her leg was better and that she was attended to. It kept coming to mind and I couldn't give it rest until I saw for myself that she was okay. When I turn my day over to my God's, I have to think of it as His Will, unless proved otherwise. I know that I can get in my own way and discount something and want to do it myself, so just in case, I say the Serenity Prayer and stop and have a wee talk to my God to see that we are on the same page. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-22-2016, 04:07 PM	#233
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will not put high expectations on myself or others. I need to remind that everyone isn't always able to meet them, certainly not to level others put on us or visa versa. We can be our how hard taskmaster. I think expectations are dooming ourselves and a catalist for resentment. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-23-2016, 06:46 PM	#234
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will ask for my personal healing, be it my sense of humour, my attitude, my lack of motivation, etc. Through my God, all things are possible. I don't need to continue acting out in my dis-ease. I no longer have to participate in hissy fits and pity parties. I can ask my Higher Power to help me be a better me in today. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-24-2016, 07:37 PM	#235
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will remember that the Serenity Prayer is a tool that works in recovery when I apply it. As they say, "It works when you work it." It works if I work for it, works better for me. I have to make the effort. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-25-2016, 11:25 PM	#236
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will try to take care of myself to the best of my ability. That means taking a break and getting myself something to eat. I missed dinner, and I know that isn't good, so need to put some food in my body. I feel a headache coming on, so that is a good sign. Pain, pain, go away. That is what I said this morning before going to sleep. I woke up without my ankles being swollen. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-26-2016, 02:22 AM	#237
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I am willing to do what ever it takes. If I can't find that willingness, I will pray for the willingness to be willing. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-26-2016, 05:50 PM	#238
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will love the skin I'm in. It may have had some wear and tear over the years, but it is still my skin. For so many years I hated how I looked, always too tall it seemed. I was once told that I couldn't be an Orr, my maiden name, because I wasn't a blond. That really hurt and it stuck with me. I took it on, and yet they were words spoken by someone who I didn't even know, but he knew my dad's two brothers and their family. Be careful of the words you speak, they can make deep scars that take a long time to heal. So grateful for this program and it's healing process. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-27-2016, 05:03 PM	#239
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, will remember the word doesn't center around me. I don't have to have the last word. I don't have to be the first one to pick up the phone. I can't let my ego and pride get in the way of my recovery. I must remember where I came from. I have to remember when!!! __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

06-28-2016, 03:28 AM	#240
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just for today, I will try not to be stubborn and dig my heels in. I need to be open, flexible, and leave the old selfish, self-centeredness behind. It is so important to live in today and in the moment. As they say, in the moment has nor room for ego, defiance, resentment, anger, and all those other negative emotions. When I block out the negative, I also prevent the positive energies to flow. Just for today I will go with the flow. I won't go in my own direction and isolate my soul. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

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