Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness - go in peace.
Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.
Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.
Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.
Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.
Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.
Today, God, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be a peace and in harmony.
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Life is short..Live it sober to the fullest...One day at a time...
A big lesson for me! I wish I'd seen it as a kid and that my father had seen it and calmed down. I also conditioned my son to be all anxious and adrenalized. This last time we visited he was the same while I was calm and positive, and I had a chance to do an amends on this with him. This is another thing to save for me.
love in recovery,
amanda
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do your best and God does the rest, a step at a time
