Just for today, I will accept people as they are. I don't accept unacceptable behaviour. Acceptance is the key to all my problems today.

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Just for today, I will try to stay active and not be lazy. I went down to the pharmacy to get my weekly meds (forgot last week), cooked dinner, watched Olympics (about a day behind), and tried to finish my book that is due in three days. I have been fighting sleep since I woke up from a nap at 3 p.m. I want to go to an AA meeting tomorrow with the newcomer that calls me each day. As they say, gratitude is an action word. Don't just say it, show it.

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Just for today, I am going to try to be generous with my time. I hope to go to a noon AA meetings and meet up with the newcomer who has been phoning me every day since we met at my group Four Directions a few weeks ago.

Hoping to get some sleep, so I will be awake and aware enough to get there. To get there by bus is a round about way, and if it isn't too hot, I will walk down from Main to Wilson.

I don't want to be selfish, but I do need to take care of myself. One week she made it to my group and I did not. Quite often the mind is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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Just for today, take a time out and allow yourself to defrag. Take some quiet time to process things, let go and let God, and look at where you are at and whether you want to continue on the same path.

We have a choice as to whether we pick up worries and woes, or we can turn them over to our Higher Power. I will not take on other people's stuff and I will look at and deal with my own issues, instead of running away from them.

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Just for today, I will truust my God and know that He has my best interest at heart. I like the song, "The eye is on the sparrow, so I know He is watching me." Nothing is too small or too big to take to our Higher Power.

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Just for today, I will be open minded to what others have to say. I will be humble enough to admit that I don't know it all and that I can learn from others. When I close my mind and look at things with tunnel vision, I limit my God as to how He can work in my life in today.

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Just for today, I will have an open mind. I heard a speaker last night who was humorous and entertaining, but I heard a few words at the end of his story about how he got 45 years without a drink. He described his journey through his disease but didn't tell us about his journey in recovery. I thought of the 5th Tradition and was disappointed. That was me, and although he had a great tale to tell, it wasn't what I go for a meeting for.

It is one of the reasons that I had to stay away from speaker meetings in early recovery. It was so easy to close someone out if you didn't like what you heard, but when I went to a discussion group, I couldn't shut everyone out.

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I'm starting a new day.

Just for today, I will walk in faith, letting go of fears, and trust my God to see me through this day. When I see him working in my life, always try to say "Thank You."
Faith that the unknown will turn out right. Letting go of fear of the unknown, I can't make judgments on the future based on past results.

The frog means cleansing. Letting go fo the negative to make room for the positive.

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Just for today, I will be God-centered instead of I centered. He knows me better than I know myself. I am sure He watches me and says, "Oh No! Didn't she learn her lesson last time. What should I do to bring her back to where she can see the truth."

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Just for today, I will let go of a resentment. I will pray for this person for the next two weeks. I had to pray for the willingness to let go and let God.

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Just for today, I will remember to practice Step One. It is a Step I need to practice every day. I can't forget where I came from and where I could go, if I don't remember my reason for being here.

If I forget, I might be like this sign, sober with no sobriety.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance. It seems like you can't practice your patience, unless you get things in your life to tolerate. I just made a post on A Day Can Start Any Time, and I had to click my mouse about 10 times to make a simple post. I don't like not putting on a picture. They have such a lovely tale to tell and a sentiment that I like to share with others, but they seem to lose their value when I have to fight to copy them each time I post. My friend is going to give me hers when and if she finds it. Patience is a virtue that I seem to be in short supply of lately.

I have had a long time saying, that I try not to beat myself up with in today. "I can't stupidity, especially in myself." I may do something stupid, that doesn't mean I am, although today was a real test. This morning I went to boil an egg, forgot it, went to bed and the fire alarm woke me up. The egg popped, the pan got black, but thankfully there was only smoke, no fire. My God was looking out for me.

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Just for today, I will try to focus and stay in today. I thought I had posted this yesterday, and posted just about everything but.

My memory isn`t so good these day. I need to stay grounded and live in today and not project into the future. Water is very grounding for me. Even if it is just to wash my hands and pray for what I need and ask that what I don`t need be taken away that stands in the way of my recovery.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance to the best of my ability. I think I went to the doctor's office today looking for a 'fix' quick or otherwise and walked away being told there was nothing more they can do for my pain. I have lost an additional five pounds, nothing shows as being glaringly apparent as to cause and affect.

So I will try to practice patience and tolerance and remember that the key to all things is acceptance.

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Just for today, I will be patient with myself. I will try not to project into Thursday. I got a call from my friend asking me what I wanted on my medalion. I asked for "one day at a time." So much of my recovery has been about living in the moment, in the day. It isn't about 25 years, it is about this 24 hours.

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Just for today, I am still working on patience. Today was more about having patience with others. As they say, "You have to have it in order to give to another."

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Just for today, I will let go of my fear and walk in faith. I just realized that I didn't want this weekend to end up like last weekend with my son getting hurt.

I realized that I took the bus accident today as a bad omen as to what could happen, not saying it would, if my son acts out in his disease. I have to detach, turn him over to HIS Higher Power, and let go and let God.

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Just for today, I will be grateful. I will thank my God for the little things. I will remember that if I have one hand in the hand of a newcomer and the other hand in the hand of my Higher Power, I won't have any hands to pick up a drink or a drug. I will remember that the drink and drugs, no matter what form they take, they all lead to the same soul sickness, and the problem is me. I will be grateful for the changes in my life and work toward others. As they say in Al-Anon, "We aim toward perfection" we are not perfect. This is a one day at a time program.

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Just for today, I will continue with gratitude and be grateful that I woke up with no pain in my feet. A few aches and pains here and there, but nothing like the pain I have been experiencing lately. So, so very grateful, and I am not sure, although I don't like to think of it is due to a pill, but I have been back taking Lyrica once a day. Some days I feel like I should endure the pain rather than take the pill, even though it isn't a narcotic. With my mind, one is good, more is better, but that isn't so with this medication. I stopped it before because my doctor had me on two a day.

Looks like Garfield is having problems with letting go. Don't like posting pictures that are too large for the page, but this one spoke to me. I have so many resentments against doctors in my past, still in today, that I still have to work at them one day at a time as they come to mind.

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Just for today, I will have patience with myself. I will not beat myself up. I will allow for mistakes and personal issues that prevent the body from keeping up with my brain.

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance. Housing is suppose to come in and spray my apartment today. It is in my file that they can only come from 9-1 p.m. I got a notice late on Friday saying that they were coming from 11-4:30 p.m. I phoned them and said, "You have made this error twice in a row. If you can't be here by 1 p.m., cancel and reschedule." I just can't be out at night. I have no were to go and it makes for a long day seeiing as I woke up at 7:30 a.m. If they spray at 1 p.m., I can't get in until 5 p.m. and that only allows 4 hours and I should be away for 6, because of my asthmaric tendencies, when it is humid and the night air seems to affect my breathing. Hopefully the weather will be fine and I will be too. I just have to turn my day over to my HP. I do not need a resentment. I seem to have a running one with Housing, so will have to pray for them too.

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Just for today, I will practice self care. It is okay to care for other, but it has to begin with me. I can't give away what I don't have.

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Just for today, I will forgive myself. Today was not one of sobriety, even though I was clean and sober.

I have to accept my Fibromyalgia and all the symptoms of this disease. I forgot to turn the burner off under my kettle, which was dry. Thankfully my son came in after work and found it before my kettle burnt. I was really upset with myself for not setting my alarm right and missing the appointment with the specialist. I have been waiting a long time to get in to see him. The one good thing that happened, I went to the walk in clinic and I was the first person seen. The doctor said, "There is no infection" See your specialist. On the bus to the clinic, I figured that is what he was going to say. The toe bleeds for no reason, but the peroxide and Polysporin seem to be doing there job. The one good thing I did, was reach out to my friends Barb and Theresa, and to my son.

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Just for today, I will give thanks for the gifts that are given each day, if we but look for them. I never go into this one store, not my style and something told me to go in and found myself two pairs of leggings for $20., I have gotten them cheaper, but these are good quality. They are so jazzy and colourful, with flowers and designs, that I just might have nightmares wearing them to bed. LOL!

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Just for today, I will try to have a day of rest. I have had busy days this week and the body is protesting. I wanted to go to bed but the body wouldn't allow me to rest.

I did a meditation when I came back from doing laundry. Maybe I should have just prayed and asked for forgiveness for abusing my body by going out shopping and to my chiropractors for 5 hours, only to come home and do laundry for 3 hours.

Laughing, this is how my body feels, all tied up in nots. Having problems putting one foot in front of the other. ;)

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Just for today, I will practice patience and tolerance. My son took his bike and went to work on the mountain. He always goes for drugs when he gets paid, so mother is trying to detach and not worry and stress. He started chili before he got the call to go to work, so mother has to finish. I had to go and get the ingredients, which met another trip downtown, which I didn't want to make today.

Good things do come out of not so good things. I found some clear garbage bags to put some clothes in and I found most of what I needed in the $1. store. ;)

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Just for today, I will focus on my recovery. I will deal with my feelings, I will allow myself to feel and turn them over to my Higher Power and ask for His Help in letting them go. I can't, my God can, just for today, I choose to let Him

Poor Eeyore is always sad and depressed. He needs to go to his Higher Power to help him with his emotions.

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Just for today, I will let go of any and all resentments that I have carried over into today. I will say a prayer, because I know that prayer works.

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Just for today, I will let go of any and all resentments that I have carried over into today. I will say a prayer, because I know that prayer works.

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Today I will practice patience and tolerance. As I found out today, which verified what I was told years ago in early recovery, "If you pray for patience, you get things to tolerate to practice your patience on.

I forgot why I stopped going to the Hairdresser School to get my hair cut. My haircut took 1 1/2 hours to get done. I left home at 10 after 10 and after very long day of busy, I got home at 10 to 4 p.m. Then I did two loads of my laundry and helped my son do some of his. Thankfully we got through the day without pulling any hissy fits.

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Just for today, I will give thanks. I have had many gifts as a result of this program. Each day is a new beginning, so I plan to have a good one. Stuff doesn't matter to me any more. It is nice, but it is more important to have my serenity and sobriety (soundness of mind).

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Just for today, I will be thankful for the friends in my life, past and present. I met an old friend today, it has to be at least 6 years since I saw him last. Today at my group, we had about 8 more people than we usually do. Does my heart good. I am so grateful for the little things as well as the not so little things.

It says we are to become like little children. We need to learn to crawl before we can walk.

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Just for today, I will ask for the healing I need to align my body, mind and spirit. I always like to do a meditation to aling my chakras. My chiropractor says that I never cease to amaze him as to how much I am in tune with my body.

Today was a good day mentally and emotionally, but the body from the waist down is still trying to play catch up. It is important to give thanks for the gift(s) in today. As the card I got several years ago, and the words of wisdom from a good friend the other day, "Give thanks it is already on the way." Don't forget to give thanks for all that you receive. I can't receive if I am not open and willing to accept what is sent my way.

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Just for today, I will be honest with myself. I will listen to my body and hear what it says without trying to shut it off or shove it down out of hearing range. My chiropractor said that he never knew anyone who was more in tune with her body. So I think that I will be still today, after I go to the market. ;)

It is important to find my own truth. What works for me may not work for someone else. I like the word perusal. Look at what is going on around me and look at my life and the direction I am heading or am I just marking time, and need to be more active or take more down time. I have been busy the last few weeks and this week my feet have been like balloons. I thought that walking and getting active would help, but it hasn't been the case. So it is back to the drawing board, do a meditation, and see what my God has to say to me.

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Just for today, I will try to be more patient with myself. Haven't felt very good today and have been a little impatient with myself. I wanted to get things done and my head ache, which seems to be borderline migraine, kept getting in the way. I laid down for a nap after taking an extra-strength Tyenol, but it wasn't any better when I got up an hour later.

I do get resentful when the body can't keep up with my, quite often over active mind.

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Just for today, I will get out of self and help someone else. Don't know what that will be today, but I will be open to giving to another. So far today, I talked to my sister and listened to her. She is still not well, but has been putting off going to the doctor's because she is putting her life on hold, waiting for others.

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Just for today, I will practice patience. My cards even told me to be patient in my meditation last night. What I need to do is be patient with myself. I don't have as much trouble with being patient with others, although there are a few people that tend to streth my limits, like my friend last night. She called me two nights in a row with the same story, and I finally had to excuse myself. So much anger, not directed at me, but looking to me for her answers.

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Just for today, I will accept what is in the moment, knowing it is subject to change.

Accepting where I am at in my program, in my life, and in my relationship with others. The Medicine Wheel is a circle depicting life's cycles. Everything begins in the east, and as we go through life's lessons and experiences, we have to heal the child within and we take baby steps, until we can find our way. When we get to the west, we walk our talk to the best of our ability. We learn to apply what we have learned to our life, it is one thing to know, it isn't always so easy to do. Then as the cycle moves to the north, we have learned and found our truth and we share it with others. Between the north and the east, I call the state of being. The door may have closed on the past but a new door or window hasn't opened yet and I am waiting for the Good Orderly Direction I need in order to move forward and grow in my program, ever mindful that I have to apply the program to my mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well being.

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Just for today, I am asking for some Good Orderly Direction, to sort some papers and things that are stored. Much of it hasn't been used in the last year, yet I have a fear that the time I throw something away, I might need it. It isn't much, because I have got rid of a lot of things, especially clothes. The stuff I am referring to falls under the heading, "Junk Drawer." The only problem, there is more than one.

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Just for today, I will let go and let God. I lay in bed hurting this morning, the pain in my ankles woke me up. It hurt to move. I said a prayer turning my day over to my God, and the pain eased and I was able to get out of bed. The pain is there but not like it was and certainly bearable.

I will let the day unfold as it should and try not to get in my God's Way and His Plan for my life.

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