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The Best Possible Scenario

“It is only when I have experienced enough emotional pain, through failed attempts to fix myself, that I become willing to surrender to God’s will for my life. Surrender is like the calm after the storm. When my will is in line with God’s will for me, there is peace within.” Drop the Rock, p77

This has to be true for me or I am not at peace. Several things lately have made me upset and unhappy. I have to believe that these circumstances are put in my life for nothing less than the best possible scenario for having an amazing life. It’s difficult to see that sometimes; but when I do, I always love my life.

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Thank You

Thank you for another day, the chance to live, to feel, for happiness that comes from giving, for friends and peace and the morning sun. Thank you again God for another day.”- Adapted from 12 Step Prayer Book

This simple, beautiful message reminds me that just by virtue of being alive today I have been given the opportunity to celebrate so many wonderful things. I choose to focus on the abundance of blessings before me, instead of what my disease would tell me to think about (unmet expectations in me, my life and others around me). In turn, my life is epically amazing and I’m the luckiest man I know. ILML 🙂

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The God Line

“Discouragement is a warning signal that I may have wandered across the God line. The secret of fulfilling my potential is in acknowledging my limitations and believing that time is a gift, not a threat. May I always remember that the power within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on the right road.” – Drop the Rock – pg 70

Good reminder for me. I often think I have to make up for lost time, being I was lost in my addiction for so many years. I have found patience and serenity through working the steps which has allowed me to regain what I had and receive what I never thought I could have. This happens only when I seek a HP and find the power within me, work steps, and live by these principles. When I don’t, I’m discouraged, back to fighting the universe. I have to work for my daily reprieve. Ilml!! – Jason

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Swamp Thing

“Self-pity is an enticing swamp. Sinking into it takes so much less effort than hope, or faith, or just plain moving.” – Living Sober, p. 56

The level of my self-pity is inversely proportional to the spiritual work that I do on a daily basis: meetings, journaling, being of service, meditation, prayer…. grateful not to be a Swamp Thing today. Love your life! – Roozbeh

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FaithFULL & FearLESS

“May I always remember that the power within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on the right road”. – Drop The Rock

If all resentment stems from fear, the question becomes: How do I eliminate fear? Tuning into the power within as frequent as possible seems to work. It keeps me faithFULL and fearLESS… I’m back & iLmL!!! – Richie

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Faith Takes Practice

“When I face a decision, whether it involves dealing with a alcoholic, accepting a job offer, or making plans for the evening, I ask for guidance. Faith takes practice. Step 3 suggests I teach myself, from this moment on, to be receptive, to open myself to help from my Higher Power.” – C2C p59

When I take the actions to stay connected to a HP, I have a better life. It’s that simple. My continued efforts to seek a HP is one of my greatest assets. Ilml! – Jason

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God-Centered Motives

“Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.” – Alcoholics Anonymous

When I’m having any struggles in my life, a good question to ask is “what are my motives in this situation”. Chances are I’m attempting to get something, keep something or have someone do or say things differently so that I feel better. When I can identify this, then ask how I can help others, I transform my selfish, self-centered motives into God-centered ones. The sunlight of the spirit enters, expelling the bondage of self. Once again, I get to be happy, joyous and free! ILML :))

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True Ambition

“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

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A Matter of Focus

“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 🙂

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Heaven or Hell

“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!!!