Mind, Body and Spirit Inspirations

[Chy]

Like a tree growing with all the steps of the branches developing simultaneously throughout the perennial plant's lifetime, so the steps of recovery are a journey of expanding horizons, knowledge and application.

Tomorrow cannot come without today and yesterday. So too the steps build into a seamless structure of recovery. To paraphrase a favorite meditation: 'Each day well lived can make yesterday a dream of serenity and tomorrow a vision of hope.'~ Fellow author Bill K.

[Chy]

Today we will engage in possibility thinking. The ability to grasp the concept that all things are possible. To not put limitations on our abilities and to reach beyond our grasp. We realize that the goals we set for ourselves border on the impossible. And we have faith that God will fullfill His promises and make the impossible possible. Know when you step out on Faith that...

you'll never walk alone
Em See Gee

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Sometimes when you go through a period of great difficulty and struggle, it is so that you can finally realize what you do NOT want in your life. Then finally, at long last, you can embrace what you DO want.

[Chy]

For it is the inalienable right of all life to choose their own evolution and with great Love I acknowledge your right to determine your future. In humility I bow to the Realization that the way I see as best for me does not have to mean it is also right for you. I know that you are led as I am, following the inner excitement to know your own path. ~Sandy Stevenson on Unconditional Love.

[Chy]

Only when you have looked into your past can you ever truly walk away freely from it and consciously be in the present.

Only when you know that you are here in the present can you begin to read the directions that lead to the future.

Only when the past and present merge harmoniously and become one can you truly have faith in your future. by: Emma Sims: Holistic Therapist & Reiki Master

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Thanks Chy for sharing all these quotes and pictures. I really need to see these today.

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When the demons within have scared you enough, when they have hurt you enough and the pain is to great; fear sets in and the battle begins. A battle you are capable of winning with all the courage at your command.~C.

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Before recovery I had lost sight of myself, soul and spirit. I was and to some degree still remain (minutely) a people pleaser. I needed acceptance and others approval for self validation because I was lost, very lost. But as the 24 hours clicked by I worked like a fiend on myself and my recovery, like that cocoon that emerges into a butterfly I found myself transforming...read more at: Sober Beauty | Sober Spirit

[Chy]

I have many ways in which I walk through my recovery. I think we all are entitled to embrace a belief system that works. My way is not your way, my way is not the right way, your way may be different and I will respect it, but as long as there is faith in ones belief and it works I say please don't judge each other for what works their way!

[Chy]

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.


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[Chy]

“I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.”
― Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go

[Chy]

Self-centeredness


"The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness."


What is self-centeredness? It is our belief that the world revolves around us. Our wishes, our demands are the only ones worth consideration. Our self-centered minds believe they are capable of getting everything they want if only they would be left to their own devices. Self-centeredness assumes total self-sufficiency.

We say that self-centeredness is the spiritual part of our disease because the self-centered mind cannot conceive of anything greater or more important than itself. But there is a spiritual solution to our spiritual malady: the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous. The steps lead us away from self-centeredness and toward God-centeredness.

We strip away our delusion of self-sufficiency by admitting our own powerlessness and seeking the aid of a Power greater than ourselves. We acknowledge the bankruptcy of our self-righteousness by admitting we've been wrong, making amends, and seeking knowledge of what's right from the God our understanding. And we deflate our overwhelming sense of self-importance by seeking to serve others, not only ourselves.

The self-centeredness afflicting our spirit can be treated with a spiritual solution: the Twelve Steps.

Just for Today: My guidance and my strength comes from a Higher Power, not from my own self. I will practice the Twelve Steps to become more God-centered and less self-centered.

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[Chy]

Talent is God given. Be humble.
Fame is man-given. Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
~John Wooden

[Chy]

Two step formula for handling stress: 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. 2. Remember that it's all small stuff. (Anthony Robbins)

[Chy]

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love. –Henry Drummond