Topic: Are You Exercising Patience? Patience is much more than a "hide and watch" attitude. It is sustained trying. We must be willing to wait for fullfillment. We can head straight for our goal of sobriety and cleanness, if we only pause for the stop-lights along the way and wait. If we insist on plunging ahead, refusing to wait, we are sure to go the long way around, and we lose sight of our objective in the roundabout journey. We need to keep in mind always that our objective is a sober, clean way of thinking and living. Yes, we have to have patience or our objective will slip away. Do I exercise patience? HP, help me to do the things today that will make me ready. Help me to be willing to wait for the right things. Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic. By the grace of my HP and people like u here in SR i havent had a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90. For that im truely grateful. It seems like ive been waiting all my life for something or someone to make me happy.... Ive been waiting to go back home to Baton Rouge since the day we moved here 10 yrs ago. Ive come here with the expectations of returning after we got the kids thru school. And now that they are nearing graduation for one and into her 2nd yr....they r well on their way.... As the time clock ticks away, id like to make a difference in my life. To do something worth while. To do what His Will is for me.... I want to return home to the place i got sober 16 yrs ago and help others in person....not just here online, but face to face with them.... Ive done some of the footwork as far as sending in my application for a job position....now i have to be patient while it is processed. I remember hearing this saying on one of those biblical movies where Jesus says...."Why waste one minute of worrying." I guess if we could place our faith in that Power Greater than us then we will be taken care of. Believe me...my trust is in His hands at this point in my life. Anxious for something to happen but nontheless im willing to practice some patience at this time. Thanks for letting me share. |
Thanks, Sharon. Patience. A very good reminder... |
Thanks NewLeaf... i wonder where is the Thank You button at the bottom of each posts is so we can just click on it to say thanks to folks. hmmmm Does anyone know? |
Everytime I hear the topic "Patience", I'm reminded of a wall plaque I once bought: God grant me patience, but hurry! |
I'm trying. I'm normally a patient person by nature, so it's not too tough. However, there are times when I wish I was, like, a couple of years sober and all this stuff was behind me. |
ODAAT glass.... ONE DAY AT A TIME....JUST FOR TODAY. During my recovery journey i have gone thru lots of changes....some good and some bad....there r twists and turns that pop up with u least expect it to..... It was explained to me about quantity and quality of my recovery.....sure u can wish for many yrs clean and sober and once u get there...some without warning slip or go back out....and u see and hear this quit often in ur meetings.... i would sit there in astonishment thinking...what were u thinking... why in the heck would u throw away 24 yrs sobriety....even 2 yrs....10 yrs.... And they explained how they became complacant in their program....oh im cured and i dont need meetings anymore and ill never get drunk again....then boom....they have slipped....why u ask? Well i had a fight with so and so.... oh it was the holidays and i thought i could celebrate with one glass of wine or beer. Maybe one joint...one fix....and now they r full blown drunk or high. Or...... U can work ur recovery one day at a time, know u r powerless over alcohol and when u drink ur life always becomes unmanageable....And u always no that one drink will never be enough to satisfy that craving u have for it. And u know alcohol is poison to u and if u take one drink ever..u will eventually get drunk, go crazy or DIE.... I heard many times that once u get sober or clean recovery screws up ur drinking and using careers. Things will NEVER EVER be the same as it once was..... Once u have accepted that fact then u move on with ur life on a daily bases practicing the principles of recovery in ur everyday life till death do you part. The quality of ur recovery is what will keep u sober each day...never looking any further than where u r today...and before u know it u will have those 16 yrs like i have.... For me 16 yrs doesnt mean anything to me....just today does,,,because yesterday is gone and forgotten and tomorrow hasnt gotten here yet...and we have know idea what tomorrow will bring until we wake up. Right? |
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:01 AM. |