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toad · 01-22-2009, 04:28 PM

My hair has changed colors too..........went from brown to gray. Actually hair that has lost its pigmentation is clear.....I now have clear hair.

"Happy, joyous and free" means just that! The word happy has it root in the old English word "hap" and means something has to happen......Red tinted hair is happening girl...go for it and be happy with it.

Joy is a different kind of word. To me joy is a spiritual force that is there if something, or nothing, happens. To me joy is interwoven with gratitude. Because I am clean and sober I am grateful not to be dead. Even if things happen that are not good, if I don't use, my joy about being clean and sober can not be taken from me. I also have joy because I have a personal relationship with the God of my understand whom I choose to call Jesus.

"The joy of the LORD is my strength." Neh. 8:10

Joy and strength for me are interchangable.......joy is a spiritual force.

Free.......as long as I am sober I am free from the grip that alcohol and drugs had on me. As long as I work the 12 steps I have a way to be free from resentment, anger, jealousy, fear, and pride. As long as I am willing to work with someone who needs help, I will be free from the bondage of myself.

01-22-2009, 04:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,439	My hair has changed colors too..........went from brown to gray. Actually hair that has lost its pigmentation is clear.....I now have clear hair. "Happy, joyous and free" means just that! The word happy has it root in the old English word "hap" and means something has to happen......Red tinted hair is happening girl...go for it and be happy with it. Joy is a different kind of word. To me joy is a spiritual force that is there if something, or nothing, happens. To me joy is interwoven with gratitude. Because I am clean and sober I am grateful not to be dead. Even if things happen that are not good, if I don't use, my joy about being clean and sober can not be taken from me. I also have joy because I have a personal relationship with the God of my understand whom I choose to call Jesus. "The joy of the LORD is my strength." Neh. 8:10 Joy and strength for me are interchangable.......joy is a spiritual force. Free.......as long as I am sober I am free from the grip that alcohol and drugs had on me. As long as I work the 12 steps I have a way to be free from resentment, anger, jealousy, fear, and pride. As long as I am willing to work with someone who needs help, I will be free from the bondage of myself. __________________ "Tet Vet" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "God is doing for me what I could not do for myself"