Doug

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps.
--Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Being human means we'll have hard times along with pleasant ones. Whether with friends, at school, or at home, we'll find reasons for sadness or anger as easily as for laughter. In every part of our lives, we're offered just what we need for growth.

Being the best we know how to be doesn't mean we'll escape confusion or pain. Through the troubling times we learn to trust in a Higher Power; we learn patience; we learn to let go and let God decide outcomes. The troubling times offer us growth and serenity, our keys to happiness.

What hidden gifts will I find in today's troubles?

2dayisanewday

I really liked that.....What hidden gifts will I find in today's troubles?

Thanks.

Luckyv2

Yep Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from pitfalls, that is no
Sh!t and the last part of the hidden gifts, that has happened to me today. Doug how long does it take to get there? To get that peace most of the time? To love to enjoy life> To stop being a prisoner of my own mind.

Vic

Doug

I'm not sure Vic, thats one of those un-answerable questions. When it happened to me I didn't even know it, I just noticed I was there. And the flip side is, (In my experience anyway), I can still have a day that feels like my first in recovery. I can still find myself feeling like I'm at the foot of the mountain.

nogard

I like the idea that there is growth from every situation.

nogard

Hopefloats

Well doug, I am very troubled right now, and my mom is dying with only 3-6 mths left to live.
What hidden gifts will I find inside my troubles..............Good friends, faith, laughter....and even pain. Pain can be a gift at times. I hope I am not off track here. Yes, right now everything is about my mom. So that is where your question lead me.

I love the question and I am going to keep it always in the back of my mind.
Thank you and God Bless!
Hopefloats