Just for today, I will be open to giving and receiving hugs. They not only heal me but help others. I always ask, "Do you do hugs?" I give the person the option, because some people feel it is invading their space, especially if you don't ask permission.

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Just for today, I will be accepting of where I am at in my program. If it needs changing, I acceept that, and take the necessary steps I need to make the changes I need. If I am in a good place, I will accept where I am at and try not to sabatoge myself, like I use to do in the past. I couldn't stand failure and I couldn't stand success.

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Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once.

Just for today, I will pick up the tools of recovery to deal with my resentment. Darts cancelled my fare, instead of cancelling my guest. I waited and waited and finally took the bus and was 10 min. late for my group.

I was told the meeting started when you get there and end when you leave. It was a good thing there was a newcomer there for her first meeting and I took her on the bus with me when I went home, because she lived around the corner from me. One of the group members collected pamphlettes and a Living Sober book, with a meeting list, and we both put our phone numbers on the meeting list.

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Just for today, I will call someone when I need help or just need to talk. When life hits you hard, I will reach for a phone instead of reaching for a bottle. There are no good answers in a bottle, just gloom, despair, agony, and excessive misery.

Just for today, I will listen to my body. My medications have been messing up my nervous system and I have to sit down and talk to my pharmacist and my family doctor.

I will reach out and ask for help. I will no longer ignore everything and think it will go away or God will heal it for me. I need His Good Orderly Direction and take it to the people who can help me. He puts the right people in my path.

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Just for today, I am trying to be accepting of what is in the moment, so I can take the steps to make changes which will help me to feel better. I don't like being so crippled up.

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Just for today I will read in the Big Book with an open mind and heart.

Just for today, I will remember that meditation can be any time. Before I came on line, the message I got was "Go with like-minded friends." Sounded like a good plan although tonight's postings are going to be few.

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Just for today, I will remember the Serenity Prayer. I very much needed strength and courage today. I also had to ask for the words I needed to say, the way it needed to be said.

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Just for today, I will forgive myself. Then I can be totally free of guilt feelings or remorse.

Just for today, I will remember that recovery has to begin with me. I have to heal and I can't give away what I don't have. I need to fill myself up, and only give away the over flow. How can I forgive others if i can't forgive myself? How can I truly love someone, if I can't love myself?

Sometimes I have to set boundaries and protect my personal space.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance. I am going to see my sister today by Darts and I am not sure how the visit will go. I haven't seen her for quite some time and I missed seeing her over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday. My family have wheels but I don't, but I am making the effort to connect with her. I am hoping it is a van not one of their buses. There buses are like tin cans.

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Just for today, I will be accepting of what is in the moment, knowing it is subject to change. I will try not to make things happen and will go with the flow and live each moment as it comes. More importantly, I will choose to be happy and make the best of my day.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance of myself. I have slept most of the day away, gosh only knows what tonight will bring, so just have to turn it over. I have a doctor's appointment at 11:40 a.m., so hopefully I get enough sleep to get me there. I do have Darts scheduled, so will need to practice with them as well. I have never done waiting well.

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Just for today, I will be humble. Humility is not thinking of yourself more, but in thinking more of yourself less often. I will watch the ego.

Just for today, I will continue to practice patience and tolerance. I will listen to my body and pay attention to what is happening with it. I wrote a list for the doctor and I got one out of the four things I listed actualized and the rest seemed to be fluffed off and not looked at because it was lunch time and there was no time to get my needs met. I was not happy. My appointment was for 11:40 a.m. and I saw the doctor at 12:40 p.m. and when I walked out of the building, Darts was waiting for me. So grateful I got home early.

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Just for today, I will try to be accepting of the fact that another site is down and I am left with empty boxes. I guess I should give up and surrender and stop posting them. I love pictures as you can tell, they have a story to tell.

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Just for today, I am still working on acceptance. I know I have an irregular heart beat, but it is crazy. I started with a BP of 149 and it went up to 165. It is suppose to go down and not up the longer you sit.

I want to do laundry, but wondering if it is safe to do so. Tomorrow is my home group don't want to miss that. So wondering if I should stay cautious, and leave the laundry to another day. It has waited this long, what does it matter if it waits two or more days. :)

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Just for today, I will be full of love...love of God of my understanding, love of self, and love for our fellow mankind.

Just for today, I will trust the process. We are where we are at in today as a result of decisions made. I can choose again and make healthier choices and trust my God to show me the way.

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Just for today, I will strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought, and concentration.

Just for today, I will meditate and connect with my God. When I put crystals in my hand, I feel close to Him. They are a part of His Creation. When I meditate, I am better able to let go of the excess baggage that I may pick up during the day and connect to others with healing and loving thoughts.

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Just for today, I will accept people as they are; and not project onto them how I think they should act or do according to the rules of JoAnne. Just because I have a program and choose to work it to the best of my ability, I can not put expectations on others, especially if they don't have a program.

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Just for today, I will try to focus. The last two nights I have been falling asleep at my computer. I feel it is important to post every day, but with my blood pressure going high/low, haven't always had the energy I needed to do what I wanted. It is so important to turn each day over to my Higher Power and follow His direction for my life. I find He seems to have more faith in me than I have in myself.

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Just for today, I will share my experience, strength, and hope as much as possible and as creatively as possible. I will help another in his/her recovery, extend my hand and listen.

Just for today, I will let things unfold as they should be, not always as I would have them be. I am trying to be patient with the pharmacy, I asked that I get my blister pack by 1 p.m. so I can take my noon medications. My stomach is telling me it is hungry, but it can't be with all the food I grazed on this morning. When the time is right, it will happen. If need be, I can always go down and get my noon medications, and leave the rest until she is able to get it done.

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Just for today, I will pray for patience and tolerance. Nearly every time I go to see my doctor, I see an intern first. I feel like things get lost in translation. You can tell more about a person if you are looking at them. i.e. like my ACbruises from losing my balance.

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Just for today, I will accept me for where I am at and I will accept others for who they are and where they are at in their recovery. I will be glad to get to the neurologist and hopefully he can fix the tremon disorder in my left hand, it is getting worse and making it difficult to type. I can type, but keep making mistakes, and that isn't acceptable to me in today. It is okay if I make them and catch them, but not okay to miss them and post them so others can see. It is me having problems with Ms. Perfectionism who is a part of my dis-ease, not a recovery tool.

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Just for today, I will practice patience, again! I have to wait until the 13th to see the doctor. I also have more blood work to do, when I can find a morning to do it in. Yesterday was my AA meeting and today is the foot clinic. I am anxiously awaiting to go there, I woke up at ungodly hour, the clock said,"7:42 a.m." and my alarm was set for 9 a.m. I didn't go to sleep until after 4 a.m. It looks like today will be another nap time, I am really hurting today.

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Just for today, I will try to remember that this is a one day at a time program. It doesn't matter that I have been sober for 25 years, all I have is today. I just have more years of experience, trying to live the program one day at a time. There are days, I still don't get it right. I suffer from long and short memory loss, and some days it takes a lot of acceptance, honesty, and surrender. God I can't, you can, and just for today, I choose to let you.

Love this guy, it shows how I feel most days. I am so grateful for the program that allows me to be right side up.

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Just for today, I don't have a clue, I think I could take the whole list of 'defects' after, taking a header into my bathtub. I feel stupid, which is dumb in and of itself. I am sore, but I accept that I need TLC, even though my son said that "You just have to tough it out Mom." I wanted to hit him, so I think there is some anger there too. The longer I sat, the worse I felt, and I am still shaking, I am having problems without making a lot of typing errors. It is so strange, I just have no patience with myself when I make typing errors. It is something I did all my life, and don't like making what I call silly errors. So just turning everything over to my God, asking for His help. I should have asked my son for help instead of trying to pick up my deodorant which was behind the toilet.

I am starting to nod off, so it looks like I need to go to bed whether I want to or not.

I think I hid the back of my head, but I am not sure, I know the rest of my body is hurting, so I figured if I came online, I would feel better for being here.

This feels like the chaos going on with my body. It is good that I can go within and find peace.

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Just for today, I will remember where I came from. I do not want to go back there. For me to use is to die. I must remember that one drug can take me back to another on. The drugs are but a symptom of my disease, the problems is me.

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Just for today, I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

Just for today, I will be accepting of what is in the moment. I am trying to post, but the more I do, the more pain I get in my feet, which seems dumb to me. My feet swell, the circulation is bad and tonight my feet feel like they are bleeding. I am not very accepting of the pain, it is time for some changes.

I am still having problems with my balance, and my fall into the bath tub was a good indicator that I need to have a sit down talk with my doctor. I called today and said, "I want to talk to my doctor about my medication, I don't want to talk to an intern."

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Just for today, I will try not to react, especially to other people's actions. The taxi driver today was rude and slamming doors, and his body language was even nastier than what came out of his mouth. I even gave him an extra dollar, because he was not please that my fare was a short ride. It was his stuff, and by giving him the extra money, I was taking it on. It is his job. I can't remember if I said the words or not, but I thought, "By helping me, perhaps you will get a better fare later."

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Just for today, I will allow myself some TLC. At the moment, my music is trying to put me to sleep. Again, I had to pray for the willingness to be willing to come online as my feet have been bothering me the last few days. They always swell, which adds to the pain if I sit too long; yet I know to get out of self, help someone else, so I hope my words today helps someone on their journey.

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