Wisdom of the Rooms December 28, 2009
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Wisdom of the Rooms December 28, 2009
December 28, 2009
Quote of the Week
"Don't take yourself so damn seriously!"
When I came into the program, everything was a big deal, and I was very serious. My finances, my future, my wreaked relationships - everything was overwhelming. I remember attending meetings and hearing the laughter and thinking, "What's so damn funny? The only reason we're here is because our lives suck!" It took me quite a while before I could join in with that laughter, and the moment I did my life began to change.
As I got further into the program, that sense of impending doom began to dissipate, and I felt like I could breathe again. The secrets and shame I had hidden so long began to come out, and as I shared what was inside me with others, I began to feel lighter. I began to laugh more at myself and with others, and I finally began to feel human and a part of again. Most of all, I started to realize what was truly important.
Today I know that the future will take care of itself if I take care of today. I now have faith that there is a God working in my life and that even if things don't go my way, that's not only OK, it often turns out for the better. Today, money isn't as important as relationships, and the only thing that really matters is health and sobriety.
Today I've learned to live life on life's terms and, most of all, not to take myself so damn seriously.
Quote of the Week
"Don't take yourself so damn seriously!"
When I came into the program, everything was a big deal, and I was very serious. My finances, my future, my wreaked relationships - everything was overwhelming. I remember attending meetings and hearing the laughter and thinking, "What's so damn funny? The only reason we're here is because our lives suck!" It took me quite a while before I could join in with that laughter, and the moment I did my life began to change.
As I got further into the program, that sense of impending doom began to dissipate, and I felt like I could breathe again. The secrets and shame I had hidden so long began to come out, and as I shared what was inside me with others, I began to feel lighter. I began to laugh more at myself and with others, and I finally began to feel human and a part of again. Most of all, I started to realize what was truly important.
Today I know that the future will take care of itself if I take care of today. I now have faith that there is a God working in my life and that even if things don't go my way, that's not only OK, it often turns out for the better. Today, money isn't as important as relationships, and the only thing that really matters is health and sobriety.
Today I've learned to live life on life's terms and, most of all, not to take myself so damn seriously.
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Thanks for posting this Bee. Lately I've been taking myself and my finances way too damn seriously. I've become a perpetual walking black cloud, depressed and bringing everyone around me down too.
I'll do my best to walk a little lighter and laugh today. The rest really isn't all that important, I'll try to trust and believe in that.
I'll do my best to walk a little lighter and laugh today. The rest really isn't all that important, I'll try to trust and believe in that.
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