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bluidkiti · 06-06-2016, 05:27 AM

June 10

Wisdom for Today
In recovery we also have good days. These days begin to happen more and more often the longer we stay clean and sober. But there is a catch. This only happens as long as we continue to work the steps and use the principles of the program. In my own life when I get lazy and don't use the tools I have been given, things seemed to fall apart. As soon as I got back on track, things started to go good again. This is not just my experience, but also the experience of others. I have heard this story time and time again from others. When I stop working the program, the program stops working for me.
What this means is that if I want to stay on track and string together more good days than bad ones, I have to keep doing my part. To keep the serenity going, I need to keep going. This by itself has convinced me that I still have this disease. I still think like an addict and an alcoholic. For me not to begin to behave like one, working the program on an ongoing basis is important. Today I will choose to use the tools and work the steps. I do this because I want more good days. I want everything that recovery offers me. Am I willing to use the tools each and every day?
Meditations for the Heart
Sometimes, I get so busy and seem to run from one task to another without stopping. These are the times when I am most likely to get myself tired. When I get tired, I know that I do not think real clearly. I also tend to over-react to situations. This is when "HALT" becomes very important for me. Halt tells me to slow down and get my rest. Halt tells me to take care of myself and my recovery. Rest is important in keeping a sense of balance in my life. If I get out of balance my whole world seems out of kilter. When this happens I find it is important to go back to the basics. I take my morning meditations more seriously. I work at eating right. I get to my meetings and I stick to a reasonable schedule. As I do these things, my life seems to come back into focus and I regain balance. Slowing down and getting back to the basics works. Do I use HALT when I need to?
Petitions to my Higher Power
God,
Life is not always fair, but I know that You are. Help me to listen for Your cues that I need to slow down and get back to the basics. Let me use the tools I have been given to keep myself on track. Should I lose my balance, let me seek You out first, for nothing helps me more than being in a good place spiritually.
Amen

06-06-2016, 05:27 AM	#10
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,608	June 10 Wisdom for Today In recovery we also have good days. These days begin to happen more and more often the longer we stay clean and sober. But there is a catch. This only happens as long as we continue to work the steps and use the principles of the program. In my own life when I get lazy and don't use the tools I have been given, things seemed to fall apart. As soon as I got back on track, things started to go good again. This is not just my experience, but also the experience of others. I have heard this story time and time again from others. When I stop working the program, the program stops working for me. What this means is that if I want to stay on track and string together more good days than bad ones, I have to keep doing my part. To keep the serenity going, I need to keep going. This by itself has convinced me that I still have this disease. I still think like an addict and an alcoholic. For me not to begin to behave like one, working the program on an ongoing basis is important. Today I will choose to use the tools and work the steps. I do this because I want more good days. I want everything that recovery offers me. Am I willing to use the tools each and every day? Meditations for the Heart Sometimes, I get so busy and seem to run from one task to another without stopping. These are the times when I am most likely to get myself tired. When I get tired, I know that I do not think real clearly. I also tend to over-react to situations. This is when "HALT" becomes very important for me. Halt tells me to slow down and get my rest. Halt tells me to take care of myself and my recovery. Rest is important in keeping a sense of balance in my life. If I get out of balance my whole world seems out of kilter. When this happens I find it is important to go back to the basics. I take my morning meditations more seriously. I work at eating right. I get to my meetings and I stick to a reasonable schedule. As I do these things, my life seems to come back into focus and I regain balance. Slowing down and getting back to the basics works. Do I use HALT when I need to? Petitions to my Higher Power God, Life is not always fair, but I know that You are. Help me to listen for Your cues that I need to slow down and get back to the basics. Let me use the tools I have been given to keep myself on track. Should I lose my balance, let me seek You out first, for nothing helps me more than being in a good place spiritually. Amen __________________ "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.