Daily Message 8/27/08

Look for the grace and dignity, that can be found in growing older. It is after all, a privilege that is denied to many.

Daily Message 8/26/08

The words of men, can be used as powerful, productive tools. The words of men, can be used as powerful, destructive weapons. You can build someone up or you can cut them down. When you speak up, make sure it's not something you will regret. Often your own sense of honor...can be directly connected to your tongue.

Daily Message 8/25/08

Once you figure, out that you can't "change" or be in "charge", of someone else's behavior...You understand that no one else can be in "control" of you or your behavior.

Daily Message 8/22/08

"Growing and changing"... Often means "outgrowing" ... certain people, places & things. It's difficult to let go, when your heart is involved. It can be done...if first we find "self love".

Daily Message 8/20/08

Dear God, We ask that you never let us lose sight, of where we have been...Reminding us to live in today...and to keep the focus on where we plan to go.

Daily Message 8/19/08

I find it interesting that God says "Thy, will be done"...yet we really believe and convince ourselves that it's "Our, will be done". Let go, let God and watch the miracles that can happen.

Daily Message 8/15/08

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Right!!! If you stay out of the kitchen, you'll starve. Some things in life, are a matter of adjustment. So turn down the heat and never bring yourself to a boil.

Daily Message 8/14/08

CHOICES-OPTIONS-ALTERNATIVES-DECISIONS...All yours...unless you give them away. Don't let others...Make up "your" mind.

Daily Message 8/12/08

We can't "have" everything at once...Anymore than we can "do" everything at once. With focus and perseverance, we can achieve one thing at a time.

Daily Message 8/11/08

Dear Lord, Help us to re-group and re-focus, when things don't go the way we planned. To see that all is not lost. That through your love, we can overcome anything and we can rise above.

Daily Message 8/8/08

Yesterday, someone said to me " people have stopped working toward something and they just work. It's like we have all forgotten why we work. Focus on what you are working toward. Set achievable goals. Ask God to remind you of past accomplishments and to guide you toward new ones.

Daily Message 8/7/08

There are "reasons, explanations and excuses". Which do you use? More importantly...What makes, one different from another?

Daily Message 8/6/08

We are entitled to our own mistakes and hopefully, we learn from the. Experience, knowledge and remembrance, are often the greatest deterrents.

Daily Message 8/5/08

Dear God, we ask for your guidance each day. Show us the way to live through your grace. To find gratitude for all of the glory you bring to our lives, that we overlook.

Daily Message 8/1/08

"Turning a new leaf" sounds pretty easy, unless you leave the tree attached..."as so many of us do".

Daily Message 7/31/08

So many of us, never grew up to be... what we planned. However...We are still growing and changing and learning. AND...We can make a new plan. Then...We can tell God and see what he thinks of our plan!

Daily Message 7/30/08

We would all, like some measure of peace in our lives and it begins in our own hearts. Be willing to let go of any anger and discontent you may have. Make room for the pleasures in your life.

Daily Message 7/29/08

Just one moment in time, just one decision, can be the defining factor for a whole future. That one moment can set into motion, the events and circumstances, that can take the rest of a lifetime to change. Think wisely. One minute / 60 tiny seconds.

Daily Message 7/28/08

If...We have to get through the day, one hour at at time, then We will ask God to give us his strength, one hour at a time. God never thinks any job is too small.

Daily Message 7/25/08

We do not need, outside validation...to confirm the true value of ourselves. We do not need, the approval of others...for we are children of God. He loves and accepts us, just the way we are. Just the way He created us.

Daily Message 7/23/08

RECOVERY: Discovering, something that was previously lost. To reclaim, that which was misplaced. To find, something that was missing. How wonderful...when we, "find" ourselves, through our recovery. Look and you shall find...

Daily Message 7/21/08

What are "the seasons of our lives"? Are they reflective of our age, or our experience? Whatever the season of your life, take time to enjoy what that season brings. For everything there is a season and God's love for you is reflected in each of them.

Daily Message 7/18/08

Sometimes, the changes that we need to bring into our lives, can feel as overwhelming as the problems. Embrace the changes and look to the future with an open heart and more important...an open mind.

Daily Message 7/17/08

When all goes wrong, we have to remember that we are exactly where God , would have us be, good or bad. Experiencing all, that He would have us learn. Some things are learned, so that we may show and teach others. It's often called "wisdom".

Daily Message 7/15/08

The world needs heros and warriors. Sometimes, you have to step up and stand in defense of those, who for one reason or another, can't. Be willing to be a voice. Help them be heard.

Daily Message 7/10/08

As human beings, we make errors in judgement. We make mistakes. As children of God...we are forgiven. Who are we, to deny ourselves and others forgiveness.

Daily Message 7/9/08

Dear Lord, we turn to you in our hour of need. Teach us to turn to you in gratitude, when we thank you for our blessings.

Daily Message 7/7/08

It's not the journey, or the stops along the way, but the final destination that matters in the end.

Daily Mesage 7/3/08

July 4th. Independence Day. As Americans, we have the right to be free. Our government and our military, see to that. As children of God, we have the right to be free from our addictions and if we let go and ... " let God" He will see to that". He will show us the way, to that freedom.

Daily Message 7/2/08

For those of us who have chosen to walk a path of recovery, let's remember to take time, to thank those who are willing to walk it with us. For supporting us and believing in us. For sometimes taking a backseat and letting it be all about "us". They are truly appreciated. Friends - Family - Counselors - Clergy THANK YOU

Daily Message 7/1/08

We can get done, this day...ONLY...what we can get done ! Pretty simplistic. The problems arise, when we can't accept that.

Daily Message 6/30/08

Dear God, we ask you to slow us down. Help us to find the time to recognize and face our addiction. To take and make the time, our personal recovery may need.

Daily Message 6/27/08

We ask God to show us the way. Though we often forget to ask Him...to give us the strength and wisdom to follow.

Daily Message 6/26/08

You don't always have to win...to have played a great game. The championship comes, only after you've played all the games

Daily Message 6/25/08

Sometimes, it's so easy to feel lost. But I have never heard, of God misplacing anyone.

Daily Message 6/23/08

In our quest for sobriety and recovery, we get so busy, trying to make amends and repairing some of the damage that our addiction may have caused...that we overlook the good within ourselves. The self value that we truly misplaced.

Daily Message 6/19/08

We may never BE perfect...We may not always BE right...We may at times BE lost... But we know one thing for certain. We always have the right to just...BE.

Daily Message 6/18/2008

Why, do we find it so hard to believe, in that, which we cannot see? Faith, hope and sometimes, even... God. Unfortunately the possibility, of our future sobriety, can also seem so remote and distant but these things are there, and they do exist...You just have to BELIEVE !!!

Daily Message 6/17/08

There...But for the grace of God...PRACTICE TOLERANCE, for it really could be you, or someone that you love.

Daily Message 6/16/08

Never mistake kindness for weakness...Sometimes it takes great strength, to be kind.

Daily Message 6/13/08

No matter what your age, remember to look at each change, as a challenge and every challenge, as something to be won!

Daily Message 6/12/08

Life is full of surprises and sometimes the joke is on you. It's best, to develope a sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself.

Daily Message 6/11/08

Putting on another's shoes, may give you insight...walking in them will give you compassion and understanding.

Daily Message 6/9/08

They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Take it a step further, forgive your enemies...it really confuses them.

Daily Message 6/6/08

If God lives "within" you...Be careful where you take Him.

Daily Message 6/5/08

Your mind can create limits...Your actions can surpass them.

Daily Message 6/4/08

If letting go, leaves clawmarks...what does holding on do?

Daily Message 6/3/08

If you try to change the world, you're going to be disappointed. If you try to change your corner of it, you may find out...just how successful you can be.

Daily Message 6/2/08

We awake, each day with new hope. We push, to set new goals. We strive to set a new standard, that we learn to expect... from ourselves.

Daily Message 5/30/08

You can't live life, looking in the rearview mirror. Looking straight ahead, keeping your eyes on the road and remembering not to drive to fast into the future. Slow and steady, one day at a time.

Daily Message 5/28/08

The sum of who we are and who we want to be, is not based on where we've been and what we've done...but where we want to go and who we want to be.

Daily Message 5/27/08

Nothing should ever be, beyond our imagination. Much less, our grasp. So use your imagination...then reach!!!

Daily Message 5/22/08

There comes a time, when the worldly gloves come off, the mask of falsehood comes down and who we really are...bows, to the grace of God in surrender, remembering to "let go and let God".

Daily Message 5/21/08

Sometimes...tears are the best way to wash the soul.

Daily Message 5/20/08

The deeper you look into the past, the more likely you are to change the future.

Daily Message 5/19/08

"Both" good and bad habits are perfected... with repeated practice.

Daily Message 5/16/08

Forgiveness is the easiest way to lift a heavy weight from your shoulders and your heart. Including and especially, self forgiveness.

Daily Message 5/15/08

Letting go, is much more difficult than holding on...because we tend to hold on for dear life.