“Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser.” (12 & 12, p. 146)
In what ways have you been wiser and purposeful in looking at your own character failings, lately?
STRENGTH THRU DIVERSITY –
“Children of chaos,
we have defiantly play-
ed with every brand of fire,
only to emerge unharmed and,
we think, wiser. These very de-
viations created a vast process
of trial and error which, un-
der the grace of God, has
brought us to where we
stand today.” (12 &
12, p. 146)
“See first that the
design is wise and
just: that ascertained,
pursue it resolutely; do
not for one repulse fore-
go the purpose that
you resolved to
effect.”
– William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English playwright / poet
Creep- “I Wish I was Special” (Radiohead)
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The Correct Solution :
Once, a king wanted to find a wise man to be his Prime Minister. So according to a plan, he made a riddle. “A man has a boat to cross the river. Only two can go in the boat at one time. The man has to take a lion, a goat and a bundle of grass to the other bank so that in a way no one will eat the other. What will he do?”
No one in the kingdom could give the answer. Then a young man went to the king and said, “Your Majesty, the man will take the goat to the other bank. Then he will go to get the lion. He will bring the lion to the other bank and take back the goat with him. Then he will take the grass to the lion because lion won’t eat the grass. He will row back to get the goat to the other bank.”
The king was amazed by his cleverness because he had never let the grass and the goat or the lion and the goat to be together.
So the king was sure of his intelligence and appointed him as the Prime Minister.” (http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Correct-Solution.html)
I seek safety, right now i m at a place where i have done enough damage to myself.
Lately, I’ve been pushing myself to break the isolation I trap myself in and actively reach out to others. Surprisingly, it is working. And I’ve also prayed to be more connected as well.
I love the meditation for today. One of the ways I am becoming more willing to face my shortcomings is to be still with them. Asking for patience and willingness from my higher power.
I have been getting a lot of positive feedback lately. I joined a writers’ group recently and people are very complimentary — this makes me very very uneasy. Why are they being nice? What are they up to? I have to be willing to hear the good stuff as well as the other areas for growth. When I fail to recognize my Higher Power’s work through me, I am lying to myself in the exact same way I lie to myself about negative traits(opportunities to grow). Stay blessed and beautiful!
Good morning everyone + happy Thursday. Here is today’s thought. You are a creation of God’s love. Enjoy life + share yourself with others. And remember, just be yourself. Blessings. BB
Good morning everyone + happy Wednesday. Here is today’s thought. Sharing! This is so very important. When you share yourself with others, you spread your love around. So for today, share your faith story with others. Blessings. BB
There is certainly nothing wrong with a group having its individual niceties so long as its primary purpose does not waiver from carrying the message to the still suffering alcoholics. Novel formats and the like can be a welcome relief from the same old same old. However, if in trying to set itself apart as unique if its primary purpose is not to carry the message then it would be far better for the group to model other groups then to violate a tradition.
I look for these each time I read the Stress Free Zones and I do the step work. Outside of that I don’t spend too much time on it because probably my biggest character defect is beating myself up for my character defects. I only look at them in setting where we are discussing possible solutions. Otherwise it starts a spiral of negative self-talk which serves no purpose. Just this question has made me uneasy and now I have to do some gratitudes to feel better before I start my day.