The Truth

The following is an affirmation. An affirmation if a statement that embodies the truth. If there is something you want to know about yourself or your life, faithfully and reverently repeat this affirmation three times and ask yourself about another person because their truth may be none of your business. Once the affirmation is repeated and the question asked, remain still and listen for the answer. If the answer does not come  right away, have faith! Sometimes the truth is more than you can handle at the moment.

At the right time, in the right way, the truth will make itself known to you.

I believe in the power of truth.
I believe in the presence of truth.
Truth cannot be buried or hidden.
The truth must be revealed.

I now experience the essence of truth as it moves through me.

The Spirit of truth now envelops me.
The Spirit of truth now infuses me.
I am filled with the light of the truth.
I am filled with the power of the truth.
I am filled with the presence of the truth.
The truth is revealed to me now.

Until today, you may not have known how to get to the truth of a pressing matter in your life.
Just for today, ask the truth to reveal itself to you. Remember that what you ask form you will receive!

Pay It Forward

    We have reason to have infinite gratitude to the Universe for everything we have and everything we are, yet we cannot repay the Universe. We have gratitude for our distant ancestors, yet cannot repay them. We have gratitude to our parents for our very life, and to our parents or other caregivers for our nurture, yet we cannot repay them in kind. We may have many other gratitude's that, for one reason or another, cannot be repaid to those who were so generous to us.

Pay It Forward. Gift future generations in proportion to our gratitude. The nature of life is that we pay forward our biological creation and nurture. Our parents gift us with life and nurture, and we gift our children with life and nurture. While this much is essential to continued human existence, choose to take "pay it forward" farther - much farther.

Consider making "pay it forward" a way of life. As we have observed many times, expectation (demand) is always a cause of suffering. Rather than "expecting" to be repaid when we "loan" something to someone, consider the "loans" we make to be forward payments for the "loans" we received from our ancestors, nurturers and others. Request that any "loan" that we make be repaid FORWARD, when the recipient is able, and then completely forget about the "loan." It is no longer our business if, when, or how the "loan" is repaid - or is not repaid.

We All Fall Down

Night time slumbers,
Awakening beautiful horrors.
Day dream away,
Shoe strings for play.
Recall your day,
And keep your heart closed.
Beautiful horrors,
They eat you away.
Warp your mind,
Set you for display.
Play with us,
Taunt your stars.
The moon is dreary,
You fall close to home.
Pavement mumbles,
Life so humble.
Your mind is at play,
Making their day.
Frozen by the brain,
Can not escape.
Take care of the kin,
You'll find over and over again.
When night time slumbers,
Bring out all the beautiful horrors.

GRATITUDE

GOD………

Thank you for bringing me back to the road of recovery.

Thank you for not letting me die or give me long suffering,

so I have another chance at a useful life,

full of joy, anticipation and mystery.

Thank you for all my blessings:

for my wonderful mother who gave birth to me 30 years ago,

for my talents,

for my mind,

for my feelings, sad or joyful,

for my friends,

for my sponsors

for my health,

for the newly found laughter

for starting to love myself

for the courage to look inside me

for giving me humility, the ability to be teachable

for the courage to share and give service

for my newly found honesty to myself and others

for my strength, granted by you, that I feel inside me

for the miracles happening right now

for the spiritual connection with my fellow addicts

for the strength and help they give me,

for being able to live in today - finally

for not having to worry anymore,,

for my beautiful recovery home,

for my spoken word art,

for all the people who come into my life to learn,

for the ability to give joy to people by passing on my knowledge,

for being alive, clean, clear and free…. Today

PRAYER

God, stay close to me so I can feel that you are there,

that I am not alone and lost in my Self.

LET

me feel the power of your presence always

the assurance that my life is all right,

the strength to master challenges

the wisdom not to become complacent in my recovery.

REVEAL

to me what is intuitively right,

to master any given situation,

to recognize dangerous situations on the spot,

to take only serious what is, and to know the difference.

HELP

me to rid myself of the demons of my past,

to be full of joy and free of worry,

to have laughter and good friendships,

to take life with a light heart.

GIVE

me the courage to take chances,

to step out and recognize my full potential,

to speak my mind without fear,

to show love, where no love is.

SHOW

me glimpses of a higher consciousness,

the spirit of an eagle soaring above and seeing the bigger picture,

a life that is not burdened with resentments and anxiety,

your love, so I can absorb it fully and pass it on to others.

GRANT

me strength to overcome difficulties,

to accept my fellow men as they are,

to accept me, my dark past, my failures,

to accept and remember the joyous times of my past.

SHINE

your light and love onto my son, so that he may have self confidence, deal with the burdens I put upon him,

your love onto my mother, that she may nor suffer from demons of her past, that she may understand and accept me and our relationship

your grace upon my Anonymous group members, so they may be joyous and free, staying on the road of recovery and learn a new freedom.

Your grace upon my friends and enemies, so my friends will stay with me and my enemies will turn into my friends.

Your grace upon the World!

AMEN!!!  

Walking on Eggshells

You're a nice person.  You look for the good in everyone (usually).  You help out your family and friends as often as you can.  Yet... you're walking on eggshells with one of them.  You don't want to offend the person who is easily offended.  You don't want to upset someone who gets upset at the drop of a hat.  Does this sound familiar? ​
I'm not talking about the person going through major trauma in their lives.  That's when a little extra kindness and care are so important.  I'm talking about the person who no matter how hard you try is still going to be upset by something you did or said.  These are the people who create a life of drama and you're part of it.   And you're part of it because you just want to be nice.  ​
You can't make this person happy and you know that no matter what you do they'll find a reason to be upset.  If you find yourself in this situation it's time to take a Simple Step for you: ​

• Have an open, honest and kind conversation. For example you may say something like, "I know that you are not happy right now and I don't seem to be able to do or say anything that helps."  At this point they are either going to acknowledge that there is nothing you can do... or they are going to be offended (more.) ​
• If they acknowledge that you can't do any more than what you have been doing then stop walking on eggshells.   They need your kind honesty and friendship more than they need you to be a "yes" person. ​
• ​If they get offended then say something along the lines of, "No matter what I do or say you are upset.  I am going to leave you alone so as not to cause you any additional grief."  They will respond with either some sarcastic comment about being abandoned... in which case walk away.  Or they will thank you for understanding.  Let them know that you are there when they are ready for you to be.  While you're away you can still let them know you're there by sending a card, flowers or some other kindness. 

Just because someone else's life is miserable doesn't mean you have to be their punching bag.  Realize that there is a difference between someone going through a serious crisis and someone who is just caught up in drama of their own creation. 
You can always be kind... and leave their drama behind!  ​

Motivation for 8-23-12

There are some things you simply must ponder in your own heart. There are things that you would ask of others which can only be answered in your own heart. There are things that others cannot see for you and say to you. You would not be able to recongnize the divine gift being offered just to you. Some things are simply matters of the heart. In response to some things you face in life, only your heart knows what is right for you, what is good for you, and what is best for you. Have faith! Your heart has the answer that you cannot seem to get from anywhere else. When your heart has something it wants you to know, it will shut down all other means of communication just to make sure that you can hear and will hear what it needs to say.


Until today, you may have believed that there is someone else who knows or somewhere else you need to go to get certain answers about your life. Just for today, ask in your own heart about those things for which there seem to be no answer

Emergency

Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! It is time for a search-and-recovery mission! It is time to recover your Self hood! It is time to search out rear, doubt and anything else that promotes and supports self-sabotage. It is time to rediscover your mission and purpose in life. It is time to recover your confidence! It is time to recover your joy! It is time  to recover your faith!

Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! The Divine rescue squad is here with a dose of forgiveness and faith that will help you destroy all internal enemies. When you find the enemies that diminish your Self-value, you will recover your divinity. Is that the enemy of anger? Where? Over there under the fallout of a break-up! Is that the enemy of hatred? Where? Right there! It's joining forces with the memory what was done and how it was done! Smash those memories with forgiveness! Do you see the enemy resentment? Where? Right there! It is next to the enemy comparing yourself to everyone else. What is that hiding under the need to please? The need to be like? Call in the troops! You need a transfusion of self-love and acceptance!

Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! Search for your pride. Recover it from the feeling of failure. Search your honor. Recover it from disbelief. Your life is depending on you! It is time to recover the faith that no matter what happens, you will not be defeated.

Until today, you may not have realized that within your own thoughts, there are enemies who could be destroying your faith and diminishing your sense of Self. Just for today, perform a search-and-recovery mission. Think about what you are thinking about, and apply the appropriate treatment to the enemy.