Staying On The Path

Old 06-29-2017, 06:39 AM
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~ Staying on the Path ~

Your circumstances do not determine
what your life will be;
they reveal what kinds of images you
have chosen up until now.
To change yourself,
look at what you fear
and what you hate.
Start There.

We are all at once teachers and learners
in every encounter of our lives.

What's over is over.
You did what you knew how to do.
It wasn't right or wrong or good or bad.
It just was. But all you've got is today.
You can't have it back.

You're always alone,
but you're only lonely if you don't like
the person you're alone with.

Your love is located within you.
It is yours to nurture and savor.
It is yours to give in any way you choose.
This is true for others as well.

If someone you love fails to return
the love the way you would like it returned,
that is the other person's choice.
It doesn't at all detract from your love.

Whatever is going on inside of you
is up to you. You own it all.
It's yours.

Get your nose out of everybody else's garden.
Get your own in order, and stop focusing on
everybody else's. Grow what you want to grow
in your garden.

All that you need
in order to have total happiness,
fulfillment, and love in your life
you already have right now,
whoever you are, wherever you are.

Everything I ever worried about
turned out exactly as it was going to
despite my worry moments
to the contrary.

You mustn't attempt to will anything.
You need only be willing.

There is a rhythm to the universe.
When we are able to get quiet enough,
we experience how we are a part of that
perfect rhythm.

Advance confidently in the direction
of your dreams to live the life that
you have imagined.
That's when you have success.

Each of us has a well of infinite depth
within us, which contains more potential
for creativity than we can
ever imagine.

No one can depress you.
No one can make you anxious. No one
can hurt your feelings. No one can make
you anything other than what
you allow inside.

With everything
that has happened to you,
you can either feel sorry for yourself,
or treat what has happened as a gift.
Everything is either an opportunity to grow
or an obstacle to keep you from growing.
You get to choose.

When you argue for your limitations,
all you get are your
limitations.

Live...Be you...Enjoy...Love.

Dr. Wayne Dyer
Staying on the Path
Hay House Inc., Carson, CA 1995
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With everything
that has happened to you,
you can either feel sorry for yourself,
or treat what has happened as a gift.
Everything is either an opportunity to grow
or an obstacle to keep you from growing.
You get to choose.

When you argue for your limitations,
all you get are your
limitations.

Live...Be you...Enjoy...Love.
Wayne Dwyer has been a huge inspiration in my recovery, prior to his death I would watch every motivational video he ever made and read his writings like they were an instruction book on life...because they are.

One of the best lessons I took away is that regardless of how bad your past may have been, regardless of how many times you feel you have failed in life, no matter what the hurt in your heart....you CAN choose a new and better path and leave the rest behind you. You can start over and you can achieve your goals if you are willing to do the work needed to get there.

Believe that today. Nobody is shackled in chains here, only the emotional chains of codependency and we alone hold the key to unlock them. Set yourself free and live your life well. Because you can.

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Hi Ann

I read everything in your above two posts. It's all very good information. I liked reading it

Where I am at as of now. I read it. I like what it said. I am just so out of sorts that it's very hard for me to relate to it. I have been so out of sorts for such a long period of time I can't even comprehend or think of myself getting to such a state of mind as described

Thank you for the information
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Hi Ann!
I liked it too

I So appreciate all the years that you have walked with me and my
never ending codism! That bus ride almost destroyed me, but you and
Vale and all the mommas never gave up on me, even when I turned away
from the precious hope!
Defiantly, I am in a better place now.
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I have the opportunity to get back on a high paying job. The chance to have a good retirement is at hand again and it will be most important to stay on the path.
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thank you Ann, as always the perfect message! I love the phrase that you can just "start over". That's power baby!
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You mustn't attempt to will anything.
You need only be willing.

There is a rhythm to the universe.
When we are able to get quiet enough,
we experience how we are a part of that
perfect rhythm.
Hardlessons, I think this part may help you most. When my life is topsy turvy, as it has been many times, I find that if I can just get quiet, relax my mind (nature helps me with all of this) and ask the universe, and for me God, to just guide me to what I need....and then let go of the urgency for an answer...the answer will come. Clearly and right on time, the answer will appear and my boggled mind will know it is right. Sometimes it is "give it up, girl" and sometimes "keep going, you're doing okay". Quietude helps me hear the answers when they come.

Nef, we've both been on this path for a while and I love that opportunities await you. You have been patient and worked hard, may life reward you with blessings beyond your belief.

Twofish, I think we never gave up on you because we have been where you are, we know your pain and we know how hard it is to let go. Lordy, nobody had their heels dug in deeper than I did when I was dragged, kicking and screaming to recovery. Okay, so maybe that's a little dramatic, but I wasn't an easy candidate and hung on for so long....until I realized I wasn't hanging on to anything valid, it was an illusion and hang on or let go, my life wasn't going to change unless I changed it. You have come a long way, it's been a privilege to walk with you. And I see many cheesecakes on the path ahead that we can stop and share when the path gets tiresome.

Ilovemysonjj, you bet it's a strong statement but the clear truth is that any one of us gets the chance to change paths and set our sails for new ways any day we choose. Our happiness is in our own hands and we alone hold the key. It is an illusion to believe that how we are depends on how anyone else is.

I am so glad you all found something in this reading. It is by reading inspirational and motivational writings that I found a lot of my own strength and courage. Somebody said "I could do it" and I chose to believe it.
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Hi Ann. Thank you for your reply

I am home now. I am alone. I am totally unable to get to a quiet place in my mind. Actually I haven't had a quiet mind or calm mind in a few years. My mind has just been racing as it is now. I've been so focused on my addict for so long a period of time she consumes my thoughts. I try hard to change the channel so to speak but if I am able it's very temporary then I go right back.

I am totally unable at this point to get to a quiet calm mind. I hope to get there one day
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I am so glad you all found something in this reading. It is by reading inspirational and motivational writings that I found a lot of my own strength and courage. Somebody said "I could do it" and I chose to believe it.

Agree.

Reading the share and focusing on the messages...good reminders and great reinforcement...so, I was able to redirect my negative self and change my path today.
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