“True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.”
12&12. p.124-125
What would happen to this world if even 1% of people practiced true ambition? It is a powerful transformative force that I am so grateful to have found…for me it’s a really simple choice… I was wired to live this way or suffer a whole lot! Love your day! – Roozbeh
“When we focus on abundance, our life feels abundant, when we focus on lack, our life feels lacking. It is purely a matter of focus.” – Attitudes of Gratitude
This is definitely one of the founding principles in our life loving club. What we focus on gets bigger. For me, the key is recognizing when I’m focused on the negative and finding something to be grateful for – the quicker the better. Lucky for me, a recovering alcoholic, the list of blessings I’ve been given is almost endless. ILML in cold, cold LA 🙂
“People usually consider walking on water or thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk on water or thin air, but to walk on earth” – The Miracle of Mindfulness
This reminds me of the saying that heaven is here on earth. But so is hell. I have experienced both. When I shift my perception to gratitude by using the tools of recovery, my life is miraculous. When I get lazy, or busy, or forgetful, or think I no longer need to invest time and energy into my spiritual rituals, I start to feel discontent once again. By making time to adjust my attitude each day, I get to fall back in love with my life, no matter what happened yesterday, or what may happen tomorrow! ILML!!!
“As we work the Program, we find that the basic antidote for fear is a spiritual awakening. We lose fear of making decisions, for we realize that if our choices prove wrong, we can learn from the experience. Freedom is choosing.” – A Day at a Time, Feb 23
This is good for me. I often am very indecisive for I think the decision has to be the perfect decision. I can go round and round for days and weeks over something. If I trust my higher power and stay connected, whatever decision I make is the right one, it really just depends upon my perspective. Ilml!
“Humility for us means staying our right size – and remembering we are as humble as we are grateful.” – Drop The Rock
I have always wanted to measure up. To be at least as good as, or better. Sometimes this pushes me to be my best, other times my ego takes over and I’m an butt-head. The difference in outcome depends whether or not I bring gratitude and God into my efforts. As long as I take the 2 G’s with me, I get “humble abundance”, and that’s the stuff life loving is made of. Love your life, ILMine!
“My spiritual awakening continues to unfold… This is a better way to live.”
Wow how true is that. Being faith-filled and fear-free instead of fear-filled and faith free. Learning to live in gratitude and love, more and more each day rocks. And doing it with you is the bomb. Have a super-licious day! ILML!
“Love is the most important word in the English language” -The 5 Love Languages
When I was a little boy our friends next door were Catholics and let me go with them to church. Our family was not religious. I asked my daddy once “what is God?”. He told me God is love, like how you feel when mommy holds you tight. In recovery, when choosing a higher power, love formed the basis of my belief. Always, but especially when I’m feeling sad, angry or frustrated, if I pause & focus, feel, think and act in Love/God, my life gets better. I do that a lot now, which I think, is one of the main reasons ILML!
“Thought for the day: It takes courage to change.” – Hope for Today
Before recovery, when I had problems or was unhappy, I thought by getting someone or something to change, I could “fix” them or it and be happy. I put all my energy into it and stayed miserable. The secret is to put my energy into changing me and my attitudes through working my spiritual program of action. Ahhh, relief, finally. This easier softer way is the life lovers’ path!!! Enjoy each and ever second of today – insist on it – I sure will!!!
“I cannot consider myself different in AA; if I do I isolate myself from others and from contact with my higher power…Today I practice being just another alcoholic in the worldwide fellowship of alcoholics anonymous”. – Daily Reflections
Choosing isolation in sobriety has resulted in stagnation and emotional pain. Learning day by day to be “a part of” is the path to happiness and fulfillment. Just by sharing this text, I can intro HP into my life today. Share one with me, and love your life!
“…when we get stuck in a rut of negativity about our mate, all the loving things that he or she is actually doing may be invisible to us. Assume the best about your partner. Otherwise you may end up throwing away something of value because you have deemed it worthless.” – YCMMA p92
This is very important for me in all relationships. When I focus on good, good happens. Along with setting healthy boundaries, it seems good relationships are inevitable with this attitude. Ilml!
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