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...I am counting my blessings and beginning each day in FAITH and kicking DOUBT out.
I am moving forward, one step at a time, and I am learning the discipline of POSITIVE thinking instead of STINKING thinking.
O BOY though it has been a hard discipline to learn and DO over the years I am not afraid if I slip or slide for I now have FAITH in me to bring me back from the DOUBTing state that I constantly lived before because of having NO SELF WORTH or FAITH in myself!
Now by the GRACE of my GOD (HP) I have COURAGE to stand up to the negatives and conquer them by saying quietly to myself - "I can do this with the help of my God - my higher power - all that is required of me is to have FAITH that I will be showered by GRACE and get through this.
This is what I have been living daily during these last months after my father's death. And, each day that I have conquered my OLD SELF, I have found I have gained a speck more SELF RESPECT. And the more RESPECT I have for myself, the more I seem to grow and dwell with SERENITY and I am seeing a NEW SELF being formed before my very eyes. Well, you know the saying - Seeing is Believing - so I have belief in myself TOO. WOW - now that is exciting.
Try it out today, HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF THAT WITH THE GRACE OF YOUR HIGHER POWER, and COURAGE to change your old doubting ways THAT YOU WILL FIND THAT SERENITY in that moment that will MAKE the DIFFERENCE...
Just for today...do not worry further than that...I promise you will notice the difference just in that moment that WILL change the outcome of your day. Love to all Suzannah
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Out of the ruin of my past I have found the fortress of myself and I know how to defend it.
Strive for WISDOM; Seek SERENITY; NEVER compromise your INTEGRITY.
My good friend thank you so much for your share. Just what I needed to hear today. I have been full of self doubt lately and FAITH is just what I need to work on. Faith in myself and my HP. I will find my courage today, I can do it and I can be strong. I need to get the Serenity prayer foremost in my mind. Just for today........
Hey Mariner, I am so glad this helped you today. Go girl you can do it. Together we will circumnavigate the rites of passage through the turbulence of the seas and even the oceans around our home.
Love you Mariner.
Debilyn, you know since October 2007 I have tried and tried to get into the online meetings of MIP and still without success. I just do not know what I am doing. I would so love to be in those chat rooms and meetings, especially as I cannot get to any other meetings.
Love you too D and I hope your ribs are mending and the pain is lessening each day.
O David, I am as delighted that YOU are here too, and you always are so gracious to me, you darling. So I am sending you love too.
Suzannah
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Out of the ruin of my past I have found the fortress of myself and I know how to defend it.
Strive for WISDOM; Seek SERENITY; NEVER compromise your INTEGRITY.
I too am try'n to get over the loss of my Father, he was an A.. I lost him on Thanksgiving this past year, so it has been tough for the last month for sure... How ever, after reading your share, I am most grateful to have found this sight, and all these friends, that now help me restore the Faith in myself that we all seem to need and support... So Thank you for sharing your wonderful leap of Faith, and I too hope to come to the place that you are... Sooner then later, but I know in my heart... I will get there too....
Thanks again... Missing out.
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Forgiveness- Isn't about forgettingwhat happened,its about Giving Up,All Hope,of a Better Past!
Glad you are here.