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Awesome share....and wonderful reminder. I must share --- when I was in grade school, we sang a church choir song - "Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let it Begin With Me".....so -
Fast forward to adult age - I hear, "Let it Begin With Me" in recovery, and yes - the lovely song that our little voices sung so many years ago plays in my head!!! Sometimes, it becomes an 'ear worm' - I can't get it out of my head!!
As I age, I am constantly surprised how much music has lifted me, carried me, encouraged me over the years! I truly enjoy most genres, and always listen to the lyrics for the story/message!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
Yes, IAm... we sing that song today- on Anzac Day, our veterans day. I think of all my family members, 14 or 15 of them who served- and now all passed on... and think of the promise of a better world. Alanon can be a part of this promise. ...
Iamhere - I too used to sing that little tune in grade school/Sunday school! I chuckled at your post, b/c like you, I also begin singing the song in my head whenever I see the quote, "Let it begin with me."
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
I remember during my recovery...my sponsor and I spent a lot of time talking about and working on...how I needed to be OK, I needed to be happy, and I needed to be healthy...no matter how things worked out. Independent of the alcoholic/addict.
I am so grateful I was able to get to that place.
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Keep coming back...
God, grant me the serenity...to accept the PEOPLE I cannot change...the courage to change the ONE I can...and the wisdom to know it's ME...
Let it begin with me = The Golden Rule in my thinking: Treat others as you wish to be treated! Its really very simple. Its up to me to treat others with respect. Thats the beginning of the cycle that I can have control of.
Glad to know others think of that song....I often wonder if my brain is wired so differently that I am 'out there' with my thoughts....good to know I have awesome company!!
David - I did not realize that song aligns with the Veteran's Day for your country/service men! It makes perfect sense to me now.
I love it when music speaks to me and others - the same way or different ways. (((Hugs))) to all!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
Oh yes I am with the rest of the family with this music experience. I love when the hymn pops into my mind because of the memories solo and in choir. Also spiritual is our Al-Anon promise "when anyone any where reaches out for help I want the hand of Al-Anon to always be there...and for that I am responsible". Responsible stays with me in English and Hawaiian so I don't move very far off on the spirit. In Hawaiian it is Kuleana and is a constant in our culture. Thanks much for this post. ((((Hugs))))
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