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Quotations for Motivation, Inspiration or Contemplation http://angelwinks.ca/images/iq/qc2kittyhug3.jpg Thought Of The Day No matter how challenging or demanding your challenges seem to you, you shouldn't stop confronting them. Yes! You have to soldier on, persevere through all of them until you surmount them outright." Written in 2014 by Emeasoba George --- Nigeria Thought For The Day If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present." Written in 2014 by Abhishek Shukla --- India Thoughts Of The Day When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself." Tecumseh --- Submitted by Jack Hayes --- Ohio |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...faces/0168.gif PICTURE HOW YOU WANT YOUR DAY TO GO! THEN PUT IT OUT TO THE UNIVERSE AND SEE WHAT YOU GET BACK! DON'T LOOK AT WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE, BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE! THE PAST IS GONE, ENJOY THE GIFT OF THE HERE AND NOW! |
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So many of my relationships where so needy, and as I have said before, when I get needy, I get greedy. I put so many expectations on others with no thought as to whether they were capable of meeting them or even understanding them when often I didn't know myself what it was I needed. All I knew was 'more' and it never seemed to be enough. Thank God for the healing of this program. posted on another site in 2010 |
When Love Is Not Enough
Read Each One Carefully and Think About It a Second or Two 1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.. 2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry. 3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. 4.. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. 5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them. 6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. 7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. 8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you. 9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful. 10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened. 11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around. 12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you. 13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you! least expect them to. http://www.picgifs.com/graphics/m/mi...ice-915000.gif |
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A trip into the past http://www.animated-gifs.eu/transpor...rains/0052.gif Some folks ride the train of life Looking out the rear Watching miles of life roll by And marking every year. They sit in sad remembrance Of wasted days gone by And curse their life for what it was And hang their head and cry. But I don't concern myself with that I took a different vent I look forward to what life holds And not what has been spent. So strap me to the engine As securely as I can be I want to be out on the front To see what I can see. I want to feel the winds of change Blowing in my face I want to see what life unfolds As I move from place to place. I want to see what's coming up Not looking at the past Life's too short for yesterdays It moves along too fast. So if the ride gets bumpy While you are looking back Go up front, and you may find Your life has jumped the track. It's alright to remember That's part of history But up front's where it's happening There's so much mystery. The enjoyment of living Is not where we have been It's looking ever forward To another year and ten. It's searching all the byways Never should you refrain For if you want to live your life You gotta drive the train. Author Unknown to me |
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TRY SMILING http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-mice/0232.gif When the weather suits you not, Try smiling. When your coffee isn’t hot, Try smiling. When your neighbors don’t do right, Or your relatives all fight, Sure ‘tis hard, but then you might Try smiling. Doesn’t change the things ,of course– Just smiling. But it can not make them worse— Just smiling. And it seems to help your case, Brightens up a gloomy place, Then, it sort o’ rests your face— Just smiling, Unkown |
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Healthy Ways for a Stress-Free Holiday Season http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-...idays/0059.gif The stress of the holidays can lead people to address it in various ways. Some methods are healthy and productive, others are harmful and destructive. Using, alcohol, drugs, and food to cope with the stress of the holidays is common but unhealthy and potentially dangerous. It can lead to a continuous pattern and possibly turn into an addiction. Rather than take this risk, consider following the suggestions to cope with the stress of the holidays in a healthy way. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-li...s/art-20047544 It was important for me to tap into a support system and I went to my local AA Social Club where they put on meetings and had Christmas dinners for people who did not have families. I had dinner with my family then went to be with those who were alone Christmas evening and to help put on a meeting. |
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10 No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. -- Kristen, age 10 2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. -- Camille, age 10 3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. -- Derrick, age 8 4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? Both don't want any more kids. -- Lori, age 8 5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10 6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? When they're rich. -- Pam, age 7 ( Love her ) -The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. - - Curt, age 7 -The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. - - Howard, age 8 7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. -- Anita, age 9 (bless you child ) 8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? -- Kelvin, age 8 And the #1 Favourite is ....... 9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck. -- Ricky, age 10 http://www.animated-gifs.eu/christma...-love/0004.gif |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0074.gif She would greet us pleasantly, and immediately she seemed to surround the chaotic atmosphere of morning strife with something of order, of efficient and quiet uniformity, so that one had the feelings that life was small and curiously ordered. - Meridel LeSueur Whew! Isn't it a relief to know that there are people in the world who are so present to the moment that when they enter a chaotic atmosphere they create calm? This calm is not born of control or manipulation. This calm is born of presence. Only a person who is present to herself carries a feeling of serenity with her. As we work the Twelve-Step Program, we begin to experience this kind of serenity for ourselves. Order that comes out of control is full of tension. Order that comes out of rigidity is full of strife. Order that comes out of serenity is peaceful. |
Quit your bellyaching. Remember when and put some gratitude into your attitude. Quit blaming others, quit looking outside of yourself and go within and find the Quiet to talk to your God. Quit doing what you always did, because you will always get what you use to get when you were using. Do you want to quit or continue on abusing yourself and others.
Try to quicken your step and your process by working the Steps. Quicken your thinking and lessen your stress by going to the God of your understanding and in the quiet and the stillness of your mind , connect with Him/Her and know that all is well. Quit worrying, and wait on your God to show you the way. If He/She leads you to it, you will be shown through it, without stepping in the quagmire of our minds and wallowing in self pity and depression. It may seem quaint and old fashioned to quit drinking and not being a part of the in crowd, but it won`t be so cool if your life quits as a result of your disease. You don`t have to quit living because you get sober. Life is just beginning and you will be quite surprised at how your life changes as a result of being clean and sober. Something I posted on another site. |
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