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bluidkiti · Today, 06:12 AM

October 8

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.

~Mark Twain

It's not that we want God to change everything about us or remake us to perfection. (OK, maybe we do.) It's not that we wish we were other than who we are; some days we even like who we are. It's more that we want to have faith in ourselves, a deep-down, constant faith that steadies us. We want to have roots deep in the earth, not fragile roots of glass.

Strong and deep roots are made of self-esteem, hope, love, willingness, humility, and faith. Our longing to be grounded in life may take the form of wishing we were not addicted, but that's a cover-up for the deeper things we truly want.

Recovery reorganizes our personalities, indeed our very souls, around new, spiritual principles. We remain addicts and always will be, yet that doesn't prevent us from possessing faith in ourselves and the courage to keep growing.

I am a vessel containing life. I am a vessel that has been shattered and mended. I will endure.

Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart

Today, 06:12 AM	#8
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,112	October 8 The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. ~Mark Twain It's not that we want God to change everything about us or remake us to perfection. (OK, maybe we do.) It's not that we wish we were other than who we are; some days we even like who we are. It's more that we want to have faith in ourselves, a deep-down, constant faith that steadies us. We want to have roots deep in the earth, not fragile roots of glass. Strong and deep roots are made of self-esteem, hope, love, willingness, humility, and faith. Our longing to be grounded in life may take the form of wishing we were not addicted, but that's a cover-up for the deeper things we truly want. Recovery reorganizes our personalities, indeed our very souls, around new, spiritual principles. We remain addicts and always will be, yet that doesn't prevent us from possessing faith in ourselves and the courage to keep growing. I am a vessel containing life. I am a vessel that has been shattered and mended. I will endure. Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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