Never Lose Hope
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Never Lose Hope
Hi Newcomers
A warm welcome to SoberRecovery, you've been blessed finding the wonderful people here, who will help guide you if you reach out and allow them to. Makes me smile so much, I think it's pretty amazing people from all around the world helping one another, goes to show the beauty our world holds.
I've been here almost 4 years, I didn't realise how much I needed to learn until I found SR, today I'm a much happier person, I was taught to learn how to accept things that I couldn't change, learned about forgiveness and letting things go, learned to stop blaming others, who done me wrong, today I've opened up my heart to free itself of the pain I've carried way to long. For myself my heart has been bruised, I was allowing the bruise to get larger over the years thinking there was no hope, it was all lies. I walk with a lighter step today, very grateful for the blessings around me learning to really enjoy the important things in life which has been staring me in the face.
Please do what you need to do to get yourself well, it can be a lot of work which pays off in the end, our sobriety needs to be nurtured every day, it's not such a rough job as the days turns into months, I know this because today I've put 300 days together, for the longest time I kept telling myself there was no HOPE, all lies. If I can do this anyone can, don't ever give up, it's life we'll always have things tossed our way which makes us so much stronger even if we're not aware of it at the time.
Sending my love out to you all, Never Love Hope.
Hugs......Denise (Wings Freed Today)
Hope
Like blossoms after Winter's frost
Hope springs forth
Inviting us to reach out
Whispering of comfort and warmth
Promise of security to come
Do not cast hope aside
For when all else is forsaken
When joy and faith have gone
Hope will remain to fortify us
Shelter us through the storm
When the clouds break
And light and heart return
Hope fades to the background
Not needed for the moment
But forgotten nevermore
By Daniel M. Reynolds
A warm welcome to SoberRecovery, you've been blessed finding the wonderful people here, who will help guide you if you reach out and allow them to. Makes me smile so much, I think it's pretty amazing people from all around the world helping one another, goes to show the beauty our world holds.
I've been here almost 4 years, I didn't realise how much I needed to learn until I found SR, today I'm a much happier person, I was taught to learn how to accept things that I couldn't change, learned about forgiveness and letting things go, learned to stop blaming others, who done me wrong, today I've opened up my heart to free itself of the pain I've carried way to long. For myself my heart has been bruised, I was allowing the bruise to get larger over the years thinking there was no hope, it was all lies. I walk with a lighter step today, very grateful for the blessings around me learning to really enjoy the important things in life which has been staring me in the face.
Please do what you need to do to get yourself well, it can be a lot of work which pays off in the end, our sobriety needs to be nurtured every day, it's not such a rough job as the days turns into months, I know this because today I've put 300 days together, for the longest time I kept telling myself there was no HOPE, all lies. If I can do this anyone can, don't ever give up, it's life we'll always have things tossed our way which makes us so much stronger even if we're not aware of it at the time.
Sending my love out to you all, Never Love Hope.
Hugs......Denise (Wings Freed Today)
Hope
Like blossoms after Winter's frost
Hope springs forth
Inviting us to reach out
Whispering of comfort and warmth
Promise of security to come
Do not cast hope aside
For when all else is forsaken
When joy and faith have gone
Hope will remain to fortify us
Shelter us through the storm
When the clouds break
And light and heart return
Hope fades to the background
Not needed for the moment
But forgotten nevermore
By Daniel M. Reynolds
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Denise......
I have shared this picture before...but I love it.
Reminds me of your post...and breaking free..
Opening our hearts with abandon and rejoicing in
hope after the darkness.....
(still praying for you and "Little Sis")
I have shared this picture before...but I love it.
Reminds me of your post...and breaking free..
Opening our hearts with abandon and rejoicing in
hope after the darkness.....
(still praying for you and "Little Sis")
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(((Denise))) You have always been an inspiration to me and a beacon of light in my darker days. You rekindle my flame of hope every time you post here.
I hope you don't mind me sharing a poem that always reminds me of how we walk together here, and I hope that the newcomers will join us and walk beside us as we all share our light and walk this path.
A Flame born of Darkness
A candle burns
Within the fragile mystery of life
Its flame flickering
In a vortex of emotion and thought
Its warm glow a beacon
Calling forth those lost to the darkness
Come to me
I am but a lone candle
My flame but a finite spark of hope
But I burn for you
Stagger through the despair
And the futile cloying doubt
Crawl if you have to
And stand by my side
Two candles we shall be
Two flames shivering in the gloom
But a little brighter we grow
And darkness slips further into itself
For we are sentinels
Standing vigil in a mantle of warmth
Waiting
For those lost within their self made armour of shadow and self pity
Come to us
And rekindle your Spirit
Shed your withered shell
For we are of the Light
And darkness is of our own design
Our own making
All it takes is one step forward
One glimmer of hope
And the Soul shall shine for all
I am but a solitary candle
Come to me
Shine
I hope you don't mind me sharing a poem that always reminds me of how we walk together here, and I hope that the newcomers will join us and walk beside us as we all share our light and walk this path.
A Flame born of Darkness
A candle burns
Within the fragile mystery of life
Its flame flickering
In a vortex of emotion and thought
Its warm glow a beacon
Calling forth those lost to the darkness
Come to me
I am but a lone candle
My flame but a finite spark of hope
But I burn for you
Stagger through the despair
And the futile cloying doubt
Crawl if you have to
And stand by my side
Two candles we shall be
Two flames shivering in the gloom
But a little brighter we grow
And darkness slips further into itself
For we are sentinels
Standing vigil in a mantle of warmth
Waiting
For those lost within their self made armour of shadow and self pity
Come to us
And rekindle your Spirit
Shed your withered shell
For we are of the Light
And darkness is of our own design
Our own making
All it takes is one step forward
One glimmer of hope
And the Soul shall shine for all
I am but a solitary candle
Come to me
Shine
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Thank you for sharing. I don't have much hope tonight. Everyday I think I don't feel like coming on here anymore because I feel like an idiot. But something keeps me coming on here if only to read the threads. Thanks.
Barb
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You're all so welcome. 
((((()))))
But it's me who needs to do the thanking, if it hadn't have been for SR, I'd still be walking around lost, with my blinders on, I swear I had two sets of darn things on now that I think of it lol.
Isn't it amazing isn't it Newcomers? The love oh the love you can feel, understanding, no judging, only people reaching out wanting to help you, nor giving up on YOU when we all have days like that, you can almost feel the nudge of others come through your screen, I know I have. Puts my finger prints on all your screens...love taps.
Extra tight hugs Barb, oh if I could get my hands on you. Well you know you talk about feeling like an idiot, guess what? I've changed my user names I don't know how many times, because of my drunken posts, those drunken posts were helping me get out what I needed to, things that where eating at me all my life, it's like dragging a bag of dirty laundry behind you all the time not knowing how to let it go. Guess what? I let it go, you come in here and talk, pour your heart out, no one judges you here at all, if anyone should know that it's me, I ran from here so many times thinking I was better off ALONE, well I wasn't, I only got in deeper trouble. If you want to talk PM me any time ok.
(_RZ_) yep my wings are free today because of something I've carried with me for 22 years, and there was no need for it, so I hope if anyone is doing the same thing, step back and take a good look at what you're doing to yourself, when there's no need.
Thanks again for everything SR your posts...good thoughts.
Ok Newcomers we got some work to do don't we?
One more thing Newcomers you all need to lighten up, go easy on yourselves...we're all human, not a one of us is perfect, heck imagine how boring we'd be if we were LOL
Lighten up ok....you need to do this it helps
honest
This was sent to me, from someone who knows my younger (((brother))) who happens to be downs, whew I had tears watching it. It's a good one to share with you all...
The Simple Truths Of Service
http://www.stservicemovie.com/
((((()))))But it's me who needs to do the thanking, if it hadn't have been for SR, I'd still be walking around lost, with my blinders on, I swear I had two sets of darn things on now that I think of it lol.
Isn't it amazing isn't it Newcomers? The love oh the love you can feel, understanding, no judging, only people reaching out wanting to help you, nor giving up on YOU when we all have days like that, you can almost feel the nudge of others come through your screen, I know I have. Puts my finger prints on all your screens...love taps.
scaredykat...Thank you for sharing. I don't have much hope tonight. Everyday I think I don't feel like coming on here anymore because I feel like an idiot. But something keeps me coming on here if only to read the threads. Thanks.
(_RZ_) yep my wings are free today because of something I've carried with me for 22 years, and there was no need for it, so I hope if anyone is doing the same thing, step back and take a good look at what you're doing to yourself, when there's no need.
Thanks again for everything SR your posts...good thoughts.
Ok Newcomers we got some work to do don't we?
One more thing Newcomers you all need to lighten up, go easy on yourselves...we're all human, not a one of us is perfect, heck imagine how boring we'd be if we were LOL
Lighten up ok....you need to do this it helps
honestThis was sent to me, from someone who knows my younger (((brother))) who happens to be downs, whew I had tears watching it. It's a good one to share with you all...
The Simple Truths Of Service
http://www.stservicemovie.com/
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