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Aloha MIP Ohana (family) and good morning. It started out overcast, dark and wet from last nights rain. I wasn't in a very healthy mood until I clicked on here. Another sleepless night with the physical, emotional and mental pain from the police assault, one year to the date tomorrow increasing. My body now is not as young as it was before so each day it detaches from me more and more. I needed to do something for my spirit too and like I do often I came here to ask for help. When the site came up the sun came out and beamed right thru my window on me. Good choice eh Higher Power?
Okay it's my turn again to reach out for prayers. It is what it is and I don't have much power over it so I need your MIP higher power(s). They don't have to be wordy...just a prayer to "look in on him a bit more" please...of course.
Mahalo Nui (Thanks much) MIP's got my back it's okay to return it to me in a bit better shape. (((((hugs)))))
(((Jerry))) I just wanted you to know that when I first started coming online here... you and RLC were my inspirations. You both gave me so much experience, strength, and hope that you two were what I based my recovery on. You will always be in my heart. I pray for peace for you, Jerry, and that you find the strength and hope to continue your journey. One day at a time my friend.
First I have to agree with Stanley... For Me when I First Landed here it was You & Hotrod that Lifted me from the darkness and Brought me to Light! And because of that, there where many times before i Came to know my HP you & her Where My HP! For that I am Forever Grateful, and I Hold you both at with the Utmost Respect & Love!
I will Share with you my Daily Prayer that I Use to Get Me thru my Day :)
"HP Give me FAITH to Face each Hour throughout the Day, and Not Worry over things I can Not Change in Anyway!"
Please Know that I also Pray for your Peace, Your Comfort, Your Heart to Remain as Pure as the 1st Day I Landed in your Family! You are An Amazing Man ((((JERRY))) And i am honored to call you my Brother...
(((Jerry))) You wrote to me that I continue to read daily. I'm new here but you and others were so helpful when I needed it most. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers today my new friend.
Thank you for being here for us...
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Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth
Speak only when you feel that your words are better than your silence.
Aloha my friend..... the best I could come up with today, was the words to one of the best songs ever....... Now imagine me, singing this to you, and I'm quite certain it will brighten your day (particularly when I hit the high notes!)
Your friend Annie, oop, er.... Tom
The sun'll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about Tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs, And the sorrow 'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck a day That's gray, And lonely, I just stick out my chin And Grin, And Say, Oh!
The sun'll come out Tomorrow So ya gotta hang on 'Til tomorrow Come what may Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya Tomorrow! You're always A day A way!
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"He is either gonna drink, or he won't.... what are YOU gonna do?"
"What you think of me is none of my business"
"If you knew the answer to what you are worrying about, would it REALLY change anything?"
Hope your feeling better, as Ive been a little behind getting on the board. Feeling a little under the weather myself. Sinus and sprained my back, the back is feeling better.
About your aching body, just be good to it and make friends with it, dont fight it and dont get mad at it. Accept your body on its terms, this advice I got from a Zen Buddhist when I felt my body was betraying me. I use to get acupunture then, and lots of great advice. Even though Im Buddhist, Im not Zen.
Don't know if you have ever tried it, but it really is healing. Try your meditations Jerry, you know how.
Sometimes we just get lazy, I know I do when I let my practice go for a few days. We are only human. Go easy on yourself.
((((((((((((((((((((Jerry)))))))))))))))))))) I am sending you so much love and support on your journey right now! God has you in his great big warm hands right now and I am sending you prayers and enlightenment.
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Sending you love and support on your journey always! BreakingFree
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" Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
"Serenity is when your body and mind are in the same place."
letting go, letting go, letting go...such a difficult practice..but rewarding....because of the new space we can let new things come... let the sun shine on you ((((Jerry)))))
As always it's not what has happened to us as much as it is how we deal with it. Glad to hear you are moving past it, little by little. I find that when things are simply too much to handle, I pray for inner peace. Period, nothing more...nothing less. Not strength to cope, not patients to deal, not courage to endure. Simply peace and breathe deeply as I allow my HP to fill my heart, mind, body and soul to be filled with peace and gratitude.
Prayers from me to engolf you with that long deserved peace of mind, body, soul and spirit.
