Becoming 9/4/03 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

DolphinBlue · 09-04-2003, 02:54 AM

For all the sadness of closure, there is a new and joyful unfolding in the process of becoming.
-Mary Casey

We must let go of people, places, memories and move on to new experiences. The doors of the past must be closed before we can enter those that are opening to us today. However, no experience is gone forever. All of our experiences are threaded together, each one contributing to the events that claim our attention now.

Recovery has offered us a chance to be aware of our process of becoming. With each day, each experience, each now understanding, we are advancing along the path of personal growth. Let us remember that each of us has a particular path, like no other. Thus, our experiences are ours alone. We need not envy what comes to someone else.

Life is unfolding for us. The pain of the present may be necessary for the pleasure of tomorrow. We can accept the unfolding. Our inner selves have a goal; experiences of the past must be left in the past; experiences at hand will lead us to our destination today.

I am moving and changing, at the right pace. The process can be trusted. What is right for me will come to me. I will let the joy of becoming warm me.

From the book: Each Day a New Beginning ~ Daily Meditations for Women.

2stop · 09-04-2003, 06:25 AM

Another post I really needed to read today. Some days I really question where this recovery business is taking me, and then I think to my using days and well..that didn't work either, and the void I feel is as large as the entire universe when I am in this mood. I will trust the process today, and not lean on my own understanding...God knows how much trouble it has gotten me into previously! *lol*

**51anna** · 09-04-2003, 06:35 AM

Hang on 2Stop - it will get better!

Love, Anna

2stop · 09-04-2003, 06:39 AM

Thanks Anna..I won't give up, but I gotta tell ya I feel give out!*lol* I am praying I can get to a meeting tonight.
(((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))

Jenn · 09-04-2003, 07:41 AM

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Paulie · 09-04-2003, 08:20 AM

DB -

Another great one.

Another quote on my computer says -

May you have peace today. May you trust God that you are right where you are supposed to be.

Your post reminded me of this quote. I have a tendency to fall back into things I did in the past sometimes, regret, but I need to just keep those things in the past and learn from them, staying in today. One day at a time, right?

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2stop · 09-04-2003, 08:22 AM

Paulie~ I love that quote you have on your computer! I am going to write that down and post it on my fridge..well, maybe my forehead...LOL!:p

09-04-2003, 02:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
DolphinBlue Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 622	Becoming 9/4/03 For all the sadness of closure, there is a new and joyful unfolding in the process of becoming. -Mary Casey We must let go of people, places, memories and move on to new experiences. The doors of the past must be closed before we can enter those that are opening to us today. However, no experience is gone forever. All of our experiences are threaded together, each one contributing to the events that claim our attention now. Recovery has offered us a chance to be aware of our process of becoming. With each day, each experience, each now understanding, we are advancing along the path of personal growth. Let us remember that each of us has a particular path, like no other. Thus, our experiences are ours alone. We need not envy what comes to someone else. Life is unfolding for us. The pain of the present may be necessary for the pleasure of tomorrow. We can accept the unfolding. Our inner selves have a goal; experiences of the past must be left in the past; experiences at hand will lead us to our destination today. I am moving and changing, at the right pace. The process can be trusted. What is right for me will come to me. I will let the joy of becoming warm me. From the book: Each Day a New Beginning ~ Daily Meditations for Women. __________________ It takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.

09-04-2003, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,666	Another post I really needed to read today. Some days I really question where this recovery business is taking me, and then I think to my using days and well..that didn't work either, and the void I feel is as large as the entire universe when I am in this mood. I will trust the process today, and not lean on my own understanding...God knows how much trouble it has gotten me into previously! lol __________________ Many Hugs and Hope too, Tammie "Think of all the beauty still left around you and BE HAPPY." ~Anne Frank~ "Things do not change, WE change." ~Henry David Thoreau~

09-04-2003, 06:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,666	Thanks Anna..I won't give up, but I gotta tell ya I feel give out!lol I am praying I can get to a meeting tonight. (((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))) __________________ Many Hugs and Hope too, Tammie "Think of all the beauty still left around you and BE HAPPY." ~Anne Frank~ "Things do not change, WE change." ~Henry David Thoreau~

09-04-2003, 08:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paulie It is what it is!!! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sobriety Posts: 5,518	DB - Another great one. Another quote on my computer says - May you have peace today. May you trust God that you are right where you are supposed to be. Your post reminded me of this quote. I have a tendency to fall back into things I did in the past sometimes, regret, but I need to just keep those things in the past and learn from them, staying in today. One day at a time, right? . __________________ I know more about how to live than I did yesterday, but not as much as I'll know tomorrow. Today, Ill learn something new~JFT, 1/27/06 The difference between a good day and a bad day, is about 2 days~Ann of SR

09-04-2003, 08:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,666	Paulie~ I love that quote you have on your computer! I am going to write that down and post it on my fridge..well, maybe my forehead...LOL!:p __________________ Many Hugs and Hope too, Tammie "Think of all the beauty still left around you and BE HAPPY." ~Anne Frank~ "Things do not change, WE change." ~Henry David Thoreau~

09-04-2003, 06:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
51anna Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 11,026	Hang on 2Stop - it will get better! Love, Anna

09-04-2003, 07:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jenn Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Racine, Wi Posts: 27	((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))((((((((((((((( 2stop)))))))))))))))))))))

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