Here is today's Daily Reflection reading, and as usual, it speaks to me about self acceptance...
The only requirment for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions pg. 139
I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to AA, I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, moral or religious requirements for membership, I would be dead today. Bill W. said in his tape that the Third Tradition is a charter for individual freedom. The most impressive thing to me is the feeling of acceptance from members who were practicing the Third tradition by tolerating and accepting me. I feel acceptance is love and love is God's will for us.
Today I am grateful/thankful for the following...
- my feelings are nor facts
- I can be happy for someone else's good fortune
- shopping with a teenager can be a character building experience for me
- I have more new blooms in my garden today
- my "Boys" won against the Yankees last night
- once I have accepted something, it no longer holds me prisoner
- I am learning to love my body, one part at a time- I have cute little feeties!
- Angel has decided to come back home to momma!
- I have a safe place to lay my head at night
- if my day sucks, I can start it over
- to learn that love for self and others does not have to hurt anyone
- to be clean and sober today
- all of my fellow bloggers, yes, that means YOU!
Off to take pictures of my garden/jungle... If ya want to view my slideshow, click on view all images... Stalk to ya soon...
15 comments:
..character building experience..lol..I will have to remember that one the next time I
try shopping with my teen daughter!
Happy Tuesday Lush :)
Hi Lushgirl, post some more pictures of your "bloomin" garden.
Thats great about AngAAl. Little steps with your daughter are great.
peace
steve
My beloved "trouble" daughter was in a group home for 2 years between 16 and 18... I can relate to so much of what you write about that.
Just as I was looking at the pix of your garden, church bells starting ringing from the church down the street. So pretty.
Tell the silly committees "thank you for sharing - now sit back down and be quiet".
I know what you mean. I never appreciated my teenager body when I had it. I had all these hangups about my looks back then. Boy, if I could have seen how great my body looked then compared to how it looks now, I would have been really happy with it!
I haven't met your outsides, but I sure love your insides!
Angel has decided to come back home to momma! - That is Good news!
Fabulous Gratitude list..love it, love it.
really? Angel decided to come home? Whooppppeeeee!
I could use some new clothes. I used to be a clothes horse, now I am just wearin' the basics.
hey chica... I love your positive attitude! I love your post on self acceptance.. yep right there with ya...
shopping with any kid is character building..Great post..
hey! shopping and sizes.... drives me crazy. i always end up getting these huge sizes and having to take them back, cause, well, they are too big. got that same warped image of myself....
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