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luvinmom


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After I slipped in my recovery (worrying, crying, calling my son) I felt terrible.  But then I remember the great thing about Alanon.  Its ok to make a mistake.  I can start over today.  It is a lovely bright sunny day. I could sit in the house and worry more...or I can sit and beat myself up.  I chose to go out and take my daughter fishing.  A beautiful park, we fed the ducks, saw plenty of turtles, fed this giant snapping turtle and caught a couple fish.

Was a wonderful afternoon in the sun enjoying this beautiful gift from my HP.

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N8SMOM


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What a great way to spend your day!

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glad lee


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Great ESH! And a reminder that we may still go there, we just don't stay as long.

I've slipped a few times in recovery too, forgetting that I had MADE THE DECISION to turn my will and my life over to the care of God. I would end up on the floor, crying and throwing a tantrum, things were not going how I thought they should, and I was desperately afraid.

I found it so interesting that after one of these episodes, it felt like I was suffering from a hangover. I was certainly not well. Insanity does that to me. I mean, it's crazy not to trust the guy who owns the whole Universe, right???

As you say, we can always start the day over at any moment. We have choices.

Thanks for sharing, so glad I'm not alone.

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kitty


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Gratitude is contagious and I too remember each day ~ I can start it over, make it new, forgive myself, re-set to zero.  To me living in the moment this way, the odat & one minute at a time... being present for our lvies...  it is a miracle & I'm so grateful for this program. 

I focused on being grateful for what ever I could - back in September 2008, right after hurricane Ike.  I was so grateful that I had power (while most of the city was w/out for 3 weeks).  Each day, I was able to find more things to be grateful for.  In a few short weeks...  I felt this sense of joy so great - I thought I would burst and if I went with it anymore - it felt like I was completely over joyed.
   I realised I hadnt had this sensation since I was about ten years old.  I had simply stopped gettiing over joyed b/c of that feeling - u know the other shoe would drop & something bad was going to happen to come along & ruin this happiness, so may as well not go there - so at ten or so, in dealing with acoa/codependency, as a kid I shut down.

So here I am forty years old & saying how I will bust if I get any more joyful.  A girl in the chat room here sd, "so what if you feel over joyed, what do you think would happen?" -- well, I didnt know but I wanted to find out.  So I allowed myself to run with this feeling, let it expand.  Over the next week or so... I still had this incredible happy feeling but the excitement faded & I got real calm with it.  Others told me, this was serentiy and I have this feeling, still today.

It feels like a miracle and I am so grateful.

-- Edited by kitty on Monday 25th of May 2009 12:36:03 PM

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