((((((((Family)))))))))),

Good morning!  I just received my daily reading from the Hazelden Foundation (www.hazelden.org) this morning and it's a perfect way to start off my vacation.  Wanted to share it with you.

"Miracles are instantaneuos.  They cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments to those who least expect them." - Katherine Anne Porter

Nobody can force us to be in recovery or twist our arm to make us work our program.There might have been times when we wanted someone to, especially in the beginning, but those times pass.  The longer we live in recovery, the more committed we become. We can be grateful that we've stayed with One Day at a Time.  Through times of joy and sadnes, through slips, tears, struggling with difficult problems and during moments of peaceful fellowshop with new friends, we can truly say that recovery is never boring.

Many of us came to the program because we no place else to go. Through the mystery of our choices and God's grace, time goes by and we change.  It is then we realize that the promises of recovery are coming true.  As the Big Book states,the promises of recovery are being "fulfilled among us --- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.  They will always materialize if we work for them."

My gratitude and joy for the miracle of recovery are boundless.

From:  Answers in the Heart by Anonymous

I also read a quote from Karen Casey the other day: "I believe in ecovery, my own; when I believe in success, I'll find it. There is magic in believing."

Love that! See all we have to do is work our progam, take care of ourselves and have some faith in ourselves and our HP.  All will be well.  I do believe. Have a wonderful day.

Love and blessings to you all.  

Live strong,

Karilynn & Pipers Kitty