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**Ann** · 04-01-2009, 02:16 AM

Be at Peace

Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;

Rather look to them with full hope that as they arise,
God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely
through all things;

And when you cannot stand it, God will carry you
in His arms.

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;

The same everlasting Father who cares for you today
will take care of you today and every day.

He will either shield you from suffering or will give you
unfailing strength to bear it.

Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and
imaginations.

St. Francis de Sales

jurneyman · 04-01-2009, 07:54 AM

Ann Thank you, I really needed a reminder that I have a loving Creator who watches over me. I had a very bad day yesterday. It started out with a bounced check notice from the bank, I went over my figures and it was my mistake, that mistake cost me $40. Who say's we don't have to be perfect, I guess we don't if we don't care if we give money to the bank that we can't afford. When I do something like that I have no mercy on myself, I will
go from anger to self pity.

I haven't played the blame game for a long time, so I have to take responsibility for my own mistakes. I do without anything that isn't necessary, to make sure I have enough to pay bills, or to have gas for meetings ect. That $10. a week is really going to hurt, and I will have the whole month to remind myself it was nobody else's fault but mine, and I have to learn from that mistake. I am so close on my budget, my checkbook has to be perfect.

What really scared me was the old self destruct stink'in think'in, telling me if I threw that money away, why not throw every thing away, why even try I'll just screw it up. My disease is alive and watching for me to set myself up. As usually happen's when I get honest and write something out in front God and another person, I get a clearer understanding, I now realize that $40. just opened the door to all the anger that was caused by the frustrations of making mistakes that really cost me in the past, and the fear of making more. I am stuck in this place of fear and thought I had let it go and accepted it.

Ann In your post knowing that God will be there for us, no matter what we face, I felt the urge to just start writing and see where it goes, I normally do this type of in depth self work at home, but once I start I want to follow it through, which I was able to do. I was going to delete it since it has served it's purpose, but I will leave it up to you.

**hydrogirl** · 04-01-2009, 06:13 PM

Hey Jurneyman,
I'm sorry to hear about the unexpected hit. Don't beat yourself up about it. I hope that it does not cause you too great a hardship right now!

Hugs and prayers,
HG

**Ann** · 04-01-2009, 06:49 PM

Quote:

What really scared me was the old self destruct stink'in think'in, telling me if I threw that money away, why not throw every thing away, why even try I'll just screw it up. My disease is alive and watching for me to set myself up. As usually happen's when I get honest and write something out in front God and another person, I get a clearer understanding, I now realize that $40. just opened the door to all the anger that was caused by the frustrations of making mistakes that really cost me in the past, and the fear of making more. I am stuck in this place of fear and thought I had let it go and accepted it.

You don't sound stuck to me, Jurneyman. Yes, you were triggered, but you spotted the trigger and did something about it and shared it without using.

Triggers can knock me off balance too, and I have developed a few tactics that help me change my focus in a hurry when triggered. Giving it to God is one of them and as odd as it may sound, it works for me.

Hugs

Rusty Zipper · 04-01-2009, 06:56 PM

hey, JM... when i make mistakes in the finance dept.

or finances hit me, not of my own makeing...

God tells me, to do a little extra, to make a few extra bucks...

i cant tell you how JM, just what i do know, there is a way for anyone, even in tuff times...

follow Gods lead...

jurneyman · 04-01-2009, 08:04 PM

HG, Thanks for your concern It won't be a hardship just inconvenient, when that anger and anxiety kicked in everything I was feeling got blown way out of proportion to reality.

Ann, Thank you also for your suggestions, I probably wasn't clear enough in explaining
that where I was stuck was in the old fear that was triggered, and kind of surprised me.

RZ. Thanks, Your suggestion is probably the same one I would use in a similar situation,
The fear that got triggered yesterday and I believe you know a little about the cause and the effect from it, since it is the same one I have been living with since the first of the year. So much for that New Years resolution.

**Ann** · 04-02-2009, 02:34 AM

I Drop My Fears

I drop my fears into your ocean
and watch them sink from sight.
I place my fears on your broad Earth
and see them rot away.
I put my fears into your hands
and they are no more.
When you offer your arms to me,
Great Mother,
your hands hold nothing but love.

- Ceisiwr Serith

IO Storm · 04-02-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ann

Be at Peace

Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;

Rather look to them with full hope that as they arise,
God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely
through all things;

And when you cannot stand it, God will carry you
in His arms.

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;

The same everlasting Father who cares for you today
will take care of you today and every day.

He will either shield you from suffering or will give you
unfailing strength to bear it.

Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and
imaginations.

St. Francis de Sales

I have been busy the last few days..

Thank all of you for these posts, and J..I admire your honesty in sharing.

Ann..thank you especially for your input on "triggering"...I am struggling a bit with this

issue...and I am seeking counseling in addition to my program to help me.

This reading was great..

**Ann** · 04-03-2009, 05:25 AM

A Prayer in Spring

Robert Frost (1915)

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.

espresso · 04-03-2009, 03:53 PM

Prayers for those taken hostage/ shot in Binghamton

**Ann** · 04-03-2009, 06:33 PM

Adding my prayers, Espresso. How tragic. :praying

Rusty Zipper · 04-03-2009, 06:43 PM

Prayers

**Ann** · 04-04-2009, 05:05 AM

Put Courage Into My Heart

Lord, put courage into my heart, and take away all that may hinder me serving you.
Free my tongue to proclaim your goodness, that all may understand me.
Give me friends to advise and help me, that by working together our efforts may bear abundant fruit.
And, above all, let me constantly remember that all my actions are in vain unless they are guided by your hand.

The Royal Military College of Canada

**Ann** · 04-05-2009, 04:56 AM

Great Wings

by Hanoochi

I fly high above the mountains riding on the swift air currents,
gently gliding without a ripple on the lake of the sky.

The warmth of the sun penetrates my powerful body
and warms my beating heart as the cool and
refreshing air rushes at every motion of my wings.

Higher and higher I fly, the light misty clouds surround me,
enveloping my very being, guided only by the thermals of the heart.

Higher and higher I fly, what is behind me is now gone,
but the clarity of what is above and below me
pierces my soul with vibrance.

I ascend to the stars on the great wings of love.

IO Storm · 04-05-2009, 03:46 PM

Oh, thank you Ann!

**Ann** · 04-06-2009, 02:44 AM

May we love ever more.
May we motivate ourselves to committed love in Action.
May we motivate ourselves to live the life we wish to see in the world.
May we be the transformation we wish to see in the world.
From the inside out . . .
From the roots branching upwards . . .
From the heart
to thought
to word
to action.
Through life's trials and hardships
we can arise beautiful and free.

for luna - julia butterfly hill

**Ann** · 04-07-2009, 02:55 AM

The heart is an unerring compass

within each one of you.

The heart knows the soul

better than the mind does...

The only path that is right for you

is the one that is already designed within you.

To find this path

you have to hear your own heart.

There simply is no other way.

While the small mind, in its fear,

is rigid and controlling,

the deeper part of you will begin to whisper

the truth of your eternal safety

and your Oneness with God.

So listen to your heart.

This is where your light is

and your truth.

Emmanuel from his book: Emmanuel's Book

IO Storm · 04-07-2009, 12:30 PM

"So listen to your heart.

This is where your light is

and your truth."

Listening...today.

I took a deep breath as I read this..I needed to read this, on this day, and hold it

in me as I go out.

TY

**Ann** · 04-07-2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

The only path that is right for you
is the one that is already designed within you.
To find this path
you have to hear your own heart.
There simply is no other way.

I love this part too, Sher. This is one of my old favourites that I like to take out and dust off once in a while. It just makes me feel good to read it.

Hugs

Rusty Zipper · 04-07-2009, 06:39 PM

me too!

**Ann** · 04-08-2009, 02:46 AM

The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.

prayer for protection - james dillet freeman - 1941

Fluttering · 04-09-2009, 12:30 AM

Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is a life, fight for it.
~Mother Teresa

Fluttering · 04-09-2009, 12:33 AM

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not yet, the not at all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
~ Ayn Rand

**Ann** · 04-09-2009, 02:08 AM

The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Fluttering, these are good words to wake up to today. It may help that spring is back after a last gasp snow storm

Hugs

**Ann** · 04-09-2009, 02:20 AM

The Set of the Sails

One ship drives east, and another west
With the self-same winds that blow;
'Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That decides the way to go.

Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate,
As they voyage along through life;
'Tis the will of the soul
That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

04-01-2009, 02:16 AM	#76 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Be at Peace Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; Rather look to them with full hope that as they arise, God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely through all things; And when you cannot stand it, God will carry you in His arms. Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you today and every day. He will either shield you from suffering or will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations. St. Francis de Sales __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-01-2009, 06:56 PM	#80 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,764	hey, JM... when i make mistakes in the finance dept. or finances hit me, not of my own makeing... God tells me, to do a little extra, to make a few extra bucks... i cant tell you how JM, just what i do know, there is a way for anyone, even in tuff times... follow Gods lead... __________________ *Rule 62*

04-02-2009, 02:34 AM	#82 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	I Drop My Fears I drop my fears into your ocean and watch them sink from sight. I place my fears on your broad Earth and see them rot away. I put my fears into your hands and they are no more. When you offer your arms to me, Great Mother, your hands hold nothing but love. - Ceisiwr Serith __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-03-2009, 05:25 AM	#84 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	A Prayer in Spring Robert Frost (1915) Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; And make us happy in the happy bees, The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. And make us happy in the darting bird That suddenly above the bees is heard, The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, And off a blossom in mid air stands still. For this is love and nothing else is love, The which it is reserved for God above To sanctify to what far ends He will, But which it only needs that we fulfill. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-03-2009, 06:33 PM	#86 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Adding my prayers, Espresso. How tragic. :praying __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-01-2009, 07:54 AM	#77 (permalink)
jurneyman Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western N.Y. Posts: 595	Ann Thank you, I really needed a reminder that I have a loving Creator who watches over me. I had a very bad day yesterday. It started out with a bounced check notice from the bank, I went over my figures and it was my mistake, that mistake cost me $40. Who say's we don't have to be perfect, I guess we don't if we don't care if we give money to the bank that we can't afford. When I do something like that I have no mercy on myself, I will go from anger to self pity. I haven't played the blame game for a long time, so I have to take responsibility for my own mistakes. I do without anything that isn't necessary, to make sure I have enough to pay bills, or to have gas for meetings ect. That $10. a week is really going to hurt, and I will have the whole month to remind myself it was nobody else's fault but mine, and I have to learn from that mistake. I am so close on my budget, my checkbook has to be perfect. What really scared me was the old self destruct stink'in think'in, telling me if I threw that money away, why not throw every thing away, why even try I'll just screw it up. My disease is alive and watching for me to set myself up. As usually happen's when I get honest and write something out in front God and another person, I get a clearer understanding, I now realize that $40. just opened the door to all the anger that was caused by the frustrations of making mistakes that really cost me in the past, and the fear of making more. I am stuck in this place of fear and thought I had let it go and accepted it. Ann In your post knowing that God will be there for us, no matter what we face, I felt the urge to just start writing and see where it goes, I normally do this type of in depth self work at home, but once I start I want to follow it through, which I was able to do. I was going to delete it since it has served it's purpose, but I will leave it up to you.

04-01-2009, 06:13 PM	#78 (permalink)
hydrogirl Forum Leader Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, I wish....... Posts: 3,069 Blog Entries: 1	Hey Jurneyman, I'm sorry to hear about the unexpected hit. Don't beat yourself up about it. I hope that it does not cause you too great a hardship right now! Hugs and prayers, HG

04-01-2009, 08:04 PM	#81 (permalink)
jurneyman Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western N.Y. Posts: 595	HG, Thanks for your concern It won't be a hardship just inconvenient, when that anger and anxiety kicked in everything I was feeling got blown way out of proportion to reality. Ann, Thank you also for your suggestions, I probably wasn't clear enough in explaining that where I was stuck was in the old fear that was triggered, and kind of surprised me. RZ. Thanks, Your suggestion is probably the same one I would use in a similar situation, The fear that got triggered yesterday and I believe you know a little about the cause and the effect from it, since it is the same one I have been living with since the first of the year. So much for that New Years resolution.

04-03-2009, 03:53 PM	#85 (permalink)
espresso Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,151	Prayers for those taken hostage/ shot in Binghamton

04-03-2009, 06:43 PM	#87 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,764	Prayers __________________ *Rule 62*

04-04-2009, 05:05 AM	#88 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Put Courage Into My Heart Lord, put courage into my heart, and take away all that may hinder me serving you. Free my tongue to proclaim your goodness, that all may understand me. Give me friends to advise and help me, that by working together our efforts may bear abundant fruit. And, above all, let me constantly remember that all my actions are in vain unless they are guided by your hand. The Royal Military College of Canada __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-05-2009, 04:56 AM	#89 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Great Wings by Hanoochi I fly high above the mountains riding on the swift air currents, gently gliding without a ripple on the lake of the sky. The warmth of the sun penetrates my powerful body and warms my beating heart as the cool and refreshing air rushes at every motion of my wings. Higher and higher I fly, the light misty clouds surround me, enveloping my very being, guided only by the thermals of the heart. Higher and higher I fly, what is behind me is now gone, but the clarity of what is above and below me pierces my soul with vibrance. I ascend to the stars on the great wings of love. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-05-2009, 03:46 PM	#90 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,175 Blog Entries: 2	Oh, thank you Ann! __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

04-06-2009, 02:44 AM	#91 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	May we love ever more. May we motivate ourselves to committed love in Action. May we motivate ourselves to live the life we wish to see in the world. May we be the transformation we wish to see in the world. From the inside out . . . From the roots branching upwards . . . From the heart to thought to word to action. Through life's trials and hardships we can arise beautiful and free. for luna - julia butterfly hill __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-07-2009, 02:55 AM	#92 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	The heart is an unerring compass within each one of you. The heart knows the soul better than the mind does... The only path that is right for you is the one that is already designed within you. To find this path you have to hear your own heart. There simply is no other way. While the small mind, in its fear, is rigid and controlling, the deeper part of you will begin to whisper the truth of your eternal safety and your Oneness with God. So listen to your heart. This is where your light is and your truth. Emmanuel from his book: Emmanuel's Book __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-07-2009, 12:30 PM	#93 (permalink)
IO Storm IO Storm Wheel Of Fortune Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,175 Blog Entries: 2	"So listen to your heart. This is where your light is and your truth." Listening...today. I took a deep breath as I read this..I needed to read this, on this day, and hold it in me as I go out. TY __________________ "God holds me still in the eye of the Storm"

04-07-2009, 06:39 PM	#95 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,764	me too! __________________ *Rule 62*

04-08-2009, 02:46 AM	#96 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	The light of God surrounds me; The love of God enfolds me; The power of God protects me; The presence of God watches over me. Wherever I am, God is. prayer for protection - james dillet freeman - 1941 __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-09-2009, 12:30 AM	#97 (permalink)
Fluttering Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fluttering About Posts: 3,408	Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is a life, fight for it. ~Mother Teresa __________________

04-09-2009, 12:33 AM	#98 (permalink)
Fluttering Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fluttering About Posts: 3,408	Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not yet, the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. ~ Ayn Rand __________________

04-09-2009, 02:08 AM	#99 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. Fluttering, these are good words to wake up to today. It may help that spring is back after a last gasp snow storm Hugs __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

04-09-2009, 02:20 AM	#100 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	The Set of the Sails One ship drives east, and another west With the self-same winds that blow; 'Tis the set of the sails And not the gales, That decides the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate, As they voyage along through life; 'Tis the will of the soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife. Ella Wheeler Wilcox __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

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