Walk in the New Year. - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Dan · 12-31-2005, 09:14 PM

This New Year can be a time of growth in sobriety. While we have no crystal ball that tells us what luck and fortune the year will bring, we do have a program that gives us the power to make the best of this year, to grow in sobriety. We can make progress in overcoming resentment and selfishness, we can help others in their search for happy sobriety, and we can make better use of our talents and opportunities.

We can live sober, and we also can find happiness and true self-esteem in sobriety. In our drinking, a desperate search for happiness and self-esteem compelled us to drink, but we could never find our happy destiny in the bottle. No matter what came to us, things had a way of turning sour as we continued to drink and to take other harmful substances.

In our new life, we have good reason to feel confident and optimistic. We have friends who understand us; we have sponsors who will share with us their own experience and hope. We have a Higher Power who is, as the poet Tennyson said, "closer to us than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet." We face nothing alone, and in the new year all experiences can help us grow.

I face this day with confidence, courage, and optimism. I will know that my Higher Power is present in every person and situation.

From the book Walk in Dry Places.

cwohio · 12-31-2005, 09:19 PM

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I face this day with confidence, courage, and optimism. I will know that my Higher Power is present in every person and situation.

A good daily affirmation to start the new year!

thanks dan and happy new year! :bbl:

**Ann** · 01-01-2006, 05:19 AM

In our new life, we have good reason to feel confident and optimistic. We have friends who understand us; we have sponsors who will share with us their own experience and hope. We have a Higher Power who is, as the poet Tennyson said, "closer to us than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet." We face nothing alone, and in the new year all experiences can help us grow.

Amen, indeed we do. Thanks Dan, and may this new year bring you happiness. light and joy.

Hugs
Ann

Pernell Johnson · 01-01-2006, 09:11 AM

I wish you all a blessed and proserous New Year. A year of continued sobriety and recovery. I like you to know that I appreciate your stories, your strength, your hope and the way that we have come together as a community. Once again Thank you and have a Happy New Year!!

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Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,753	Walk in the New Year. This New Year can be a time of growth in sobriety. While we have no crystal ball that tells us what luck and fortune the year will bring, we do have a program that gives us the power to make the best of this year, to grow in sobriety. We can make progress in overcoming resentment and selfishness, we can help others in their search for happy sobriety, and we can make better use of our talents and opportunities. We can live sober, and we also can find happiness and true self-esteem in sobriety. In our drinking, a desperate search for happiness and self-esteem compelled us to drink, but we could never find our happy destiny in the bottle. No matter what came to us, things had a way of turning sour as we continued to drink and to take other harmful substances. In our new life, we have good reason to feel confident and optimistic. We have friends who understand us; we have sponsors who will share with us their own experience and hope. We have a Higher Power who is, as the poet Tennyson said, "closer to us than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet." We face nothing alone, and in the new year all experiences can help us grow. I face this day with confidence, courage, and optimism. I will know that my Higher Power is present in every person and situation. From the book Walk in Dry Places.

01-01-2006, 05:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 15,155	In our new life, we have good reason to feel confident and optimistic. We have friends who understand us; we have sponsors who will share with us their own experience and hope. We have a Higher Power who is, as the poet Tennyson said, "closer to us than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet." We face nothing alone, and in the new year all experiences can help us grow. Amen, indeed we do. Thanks Dan, and may this new year bring you happiness. light and joy. Hugs Ann __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

01-01-2006, 09:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pernell Johnson Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey USA Posts: 498 Blog Entries: 1	I wish you all a blessed and proserous New Year. A year of continued sobriety and recovery. I like you to know that I appreciate your stories, your strength, your hope and the way that we have come together as a community. Once again Thank you and have a Happy New Year!! __________________ Just for Today---------------I am Clean and Sober Pernell

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