¶ as i learn to practice patience ¶
Posted: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 06:48:53 AM
1 do my level best to keep from blowing things out of proportion, and walk with my Higher Power.
i must admit, at least today, of all the cheesy readings that happen in the annual cycle -- ¿¿throwing a toaster out of the window?? -- this is one of my favorites. part of the reason why i like this reading, and i do, is that it reminds me that although i know how to handle the major stuff, it is the picayune minutia that will cause me the most distress.
i mean i am not silly enough to pray for patience, BUT i do try and practice it in my moment by moment existence. i also will not pray for the opportunity to turn stuff - big or little into the care of the POWER that fuels my recovery, i mean seriously dude, do i really want to invite that kind of stuff into my life. what i do do, especially after reading this entry and similar ones, is look for opportunities to behave differently in the here and now.
you know, act instead of react!
i understand and accept that a life without any frustrations, more than likely means i am not living life. i also accept, that active addiction created the animal that walked into the rooms, hard-wired to explode at the smallest disturbance of his daily routine. the steps and learning to live a program of active recovery is morphing that animal into a human being that can and does partake of life in all its glory, trials and tribulations included, and as that person grows into the man he never dreamed he could be, all of this living stuff gets just a bit easier, every day.
while there are no flying toasters in my future today, i am certain i will run into my share of rude and self-entitled people on the road and across my day. my job is to avoid the accidents and consign them into the care of their HIGHER POWERS and most importantly allow the POWER that fuels my recovery to take care of me in these matters as well as the major ones.
very simple, but hard to put into practice.
off to hit the road into Denver and see if i can carry a bit of what i feel into my morning commute and
BY THE WAY, i do have a bit of growing to do around another member, todaay. i can let him bother me, or let him go and allow his HIGHER POWER to give him what he needs to recover. this morning i choose the latter.
i must admit, at least today, of all the cheesy readings that happen in the annual cycle -- ¿¿throwing a toaster out of the window?? -- this is one of my favorites. part of the reason why i like this reading, and i do, is that it reminds me that although i know how to handle the major stuff, it is the picayune minutia that will cause me the most distress.
i mean i am not silly enough to pray for patience, BUT i do try and practice it in my moment by moment existence. i also will not pray for the opportunity to turn stuff - big or little into the care of the POWER that fuels my recovery, i mean seriously dude, do i really want to invite that kind of stuff into my life. what i do do, especially after reading this entry and similar ones, is look for opportunities to behave differently in the here and now.
you know, act instead of react!
i understand and accept that a life without any frustrations, more than likely means i am not living life. i also accept, that active addiction created the animal that walked into the rooms, hard-wired to explode at the smallest disturbance of his daily routine. the steps and learning to live a program of active recovery is morphing that animal into a human being that can and does partake of life in all its glory, trials and tribulations included, and as that person grows into the man he never dreamed he could be, all of this living stuff gets just a bit easier, every day.
while there are no flying toasters in my future today, i am certain i will run into my share of rude and self-entitled people on the road and across my day. my job is to avoid the accidents and consign them into the care of their HIGHER POWERS and most importantly allow the POWER that fuels my recovery to take care of me in these matters as well as the major ones.
very simple, but hard to put into practice.
off to hit the road into Denver and see if i can carry a bit of what i feel into my morning commute and
BY THE WAY, i do have a bit of growing to do around another member, todaay. i can let him bother me, or let him go and allow his HIGHER POWER to give him what he needs to recover. this morning i choose the latter.
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