5/19/12 "In Memory of Patty Allen" ~12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LAUGHTER Is HEALING*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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May 19
I love the person that I am becoming.
Diane Crosby
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

In Memory of Patty Allen

Patty was a girl I came to know,
While I was in treatment at Ivanhoe.
She taught me what it means to care,
And her story is one I’d like to share.

In the group on her first day, were Lori, Kathy, Thad, and Ray.
Although none of them had ever met,
It became a day they wouldn’t forget.

They spent several days with each other,
Brother to sister, sister to brother.
Patty was nervous and shy at the very start,
But had something about her that touched your heart.
You couldn’t describe it but you could just feel,
That although she was hurting, she was ever so real.

As time went on and she became more at ease,
She would share some stories about her disease.
She’d been through the mill, with booze and dope,
But in her eyes was a glimmer of hope.

The group noticed her changing after a while,
As her face would light up with a beautiful smile.
She began wearing makeup and dressing real neat,
This girl wasn’t about to go down to defeat.

As the group kept changing, and problems were shared,
She would offer advice and you knew that she cared.
Her problems were minor from her point of view,
And all that mattered was if she could help you.

Patty died while in treatment, I’m sorry to say,
And we laid her to rest on the fifth of May.
The year was nineteen hundred and ninety seven,
That she walked through the gates of heaven.

I know she’s watching us from up above,
And sends us all her utmost love.
And Patty, dear, we just want you to know,
That the memory of you, will only help us to grow.

Ray Schmitt
rschm...@netzero.net
© 2003

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*No Matter What*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Just For Today
May 19                                        A Growth Inventory

"We review our past performance and our present behavior to
see what we want to keep and what we want to discard."
Basic Text, p. 29

 As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past
twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the
future. It's easy for our thoughts to remain trapped in the mundane:
change the oil in the car, keep the living room clean, or empty the
litter box. Sometimes it takes a special effort to jog our thinking
out of the daily rut and onto a higher track.

 One simple question can put us on the high road: What do we think
our Higher Power wants for us tomorrow? Maybe we need to improve
our flagging conscious contact with the God of our understanding.
Perhaps we've been uncomfortable in our job or our relationship,
holding on only out of fear. We might be hiding some troubling defect
of character, afraid to share it with our sponsor. The question is, in
what parts of our lives do we really want to grow?

 As each day ends, we find it beneficial to take some moments to
spend time with our Higher Power. We can begin to reflect on what
will benefit our program of spiritual growth most in the coming day.
We think about the areas in which we have grown recently, and target
areas that still require work. What more fitting way to end the day?

Just for today: I will set aside some time at the end of the day
to commune with my Higher Power. I will review the past day,
meditating on what stands between me and my Higher Power's will
for my life.  pg. 145

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Use Your Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A Resting Place

All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . .
. they all deflate our egos.  When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps 
are harder to take than Five.  But scarcely any Step is more necessary 
to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.  55

After writing down my character defects, I was unwilling to talk about
them, and decided it was time to stop carrying this burden alone, I 
needed to confess those defects to someone else.  I had read -- and 
been told -- I could not stay sober unless I did.  Step Five provided 
me with a feeling of belonging, with humility and serenity when I 
practiced it in my daily living.  It was important to admit my defects 
of character in the order presented in Step Five: "to God, to ourselves 
and to another human being."  Admitting to God first paved the way 
for admission to myself and to another person.  As the taking of the 
Step is described, a feeling of being at one with God and my fellow 
man brought me to a resting place where I could prepare myself for 
the remaining Steps toward a full and meaningful sobriety.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Daily Reflection In Loving Memory Of Scott Reeves

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 19th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Fellowship is a big part of staying sober. The doctors
call it group therapy. We never go to an A.A. meeting
without taking something out of it. Sometimes we don't
feel like going to a meeting and we think of excuses for
not going. But we usually end up by going anyway and we
always get some lift out of every meeting. Meetings
are part of keeping sober. And we get more out of a
meeting if we try to contribute something to it. Am I
contributing my share at meetings?

Meditation for the Day

"He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry
clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my
goings." The first part, "He brought me up out of a
horrible pit," means that by turning to God and putting
my problems in His hands, I am able to overcome my sins
and temptations. "He set my feet upon a rock" means that
when I trust God in all things, I have true security. "He
established my goings" means that if I honestly try to
live the way God wants me to live, I will have God's
guidance in my daily living.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that my feet may be set upon a rock. I pray that
I may rely on God to guide my comings and goings.

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation.  No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Today's Thought
MAY 19

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
Melody Beattie ©

Solving Problems

"Shame is the first feeling that strikes me whenever I, or someone 
I love, has a problem," said one recovering woman.

Many of us were raised with the belief that having a problem is 
something to be ashamed of.

This belief can do many damaging things to us. It can stop us 
from identifying our problems; it can make us feel alienated 
and inferior when we have, or someone we love has, a problem. 
Shame can block us from solving a problem and finding the gift 
from the problem.

Problems are a part of life. So are solutions. People have 
problems, but we, and our self-esteem, are separate from our 
problems.

I've yet to meet a person who didn't have problems to solve, but 
I've met many who felt shamed to talk about the problems they 
actually had solved!

We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own 
behavior, the problem is not who we are -- it's what we did.

It's okay to have problems. It's okay to talk about problems at 
appropriate times, and with safe people. It's okay to solve 
problems.

And we're okay, even when we have, or someone we love has, 
a problem. We don't have to forfeit our personal power or our 
self-esteem. We have solved exactly the problems we've needed 
to solve to become who we are.

Today, I will let go of my shame about problems.

©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this
publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written 
permission of the publisher.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Many Goals But No Place To Go
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The Buffalo Soldier
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The Joy of Service
by The Ramala Centre
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Affirmation Power
by Louise L. Hay

Affirmations are really anything that we say or think. Our thoughts create our feelings, beliefs, and experiences. Too often they are negative. we say, "I don't want this in my life" or "I don't want to be sick anymore" or "I hate my job". If we want to change or manifest something in our lives, we must state what we do want. We must affirm that we are willing to see ourselves or our lives in a different perspective. Thus, we can change our experiences by first changing our thoughts.

When you first start using an affirmation, it may not seem true for you. If it were already true, you would not need the affirmation. For example, think of what happens when you plant a seed. First it germinates, then it sprouts roots, and then it pokes its first shoot up through the ground. It takes time to go from a seed to a full-grown plant. And so it is with affirmations. Be gentle and patient with yourself.

You may also experience some doubt as to whether you are doing the affirmations correctly or even whether the affirmations are doing any good at all. This is perfectly normal. You see, the subconscious mind is like a filing cabinet -- all the thoughts, words, and experiences you have had since birth get filed away like messages. Think of your mind as having a team of couriers who grab the messages, look at them, and put them in the appropriate files. Perhaps you have been building up files for years with messages such as: I'm not good enough," "I'm not smart enough to do that," or "Why Bother?" The subconscious gets absolutely buried under these files.

Suddenly, when the couriers begin seeing messages that say, "I'm wonderful and I love myself", they respond with, "What is this? Where do we file this? We've never seen this message before."

That's when they call in "Doubt". Doubt picks up the message and says to you, "Hey, look at this. We have no place to file this one -- it must be a mistake." You can either say to Doubt, "Oh, you re right. 'I'm terrible. I'm not good. Sorry, I made a mistake", and go back to your old way of thinking. Or, you can say to Doubt, "Thank you for sharing, but this is the new message. Set up a new file because there are going to be lots of these coming through." By doing so, over time you will change your thinking and create a new reality for yourself. Remember, you are in charge.

Reinforce your new, positive affirmations in any way you can: in your thoughts, your conversations with yourself and others, and by writing them down in this journal, which I created to inspire you on your path to personal growth and healing. You may choose to use the affirmations on each page as a springboard to write your own. Once you find affirmations that are right for you, you may want to put them up on your mirror, on your desk, or on your car dashboard.

Remember: One thought does not mean much, but thoughts that we think over and over are like drops of water -- at first there are just a few, and then after a while you've created a pool, and then a lake, and then an ocean. If our thinking is negative, we can drown in a sea of negativity; if its positive, we can float on the ocean of life.

Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical lecturer and teacher and the bestselling author of 20 books, including You Can Heal Your Life Empowering Women. Her works have been translated into 25 different languages in 33 countries throughout the world. Louise is the owner and founder of Hay House, Inc., a self-help publishing company that disseminates books, audios, and videos that contribute to the healing of the planet. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Yet We Pray

We have the resources and the channels
to feed every person on the planet,
yet we pray for an end to starvation.

We have the supplies and the means to
house and clothe each citizen on earth,
yet we pray for an end to poverty.

We have the ability to be friends and
companions to the elderly and the infirm,
yet we pray for an end to their loneliness.

We have the qualified competence
to mentor and guide the young,
yet we pray for the lost and misguided among them.

We have within us, the capacity to love one another,
yet we pray for an end to hatred.

We have the power to transform the world,
yet we pray for change.

We have been given so much,
yet we use so little of it.

Let us pray for the things we need,
not for that, which we already have.

Let our legacy be one of action, a generation
of doers, who prayed deeply and in earnest for
the strength, the courage, the determination and
the conviction, to use our God-given gifts - justly.

© 2001 Terri McPherson
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
tmcp...@mnsi.net
www.wisehearts.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Know

Know that more is possible than you
think if you really want and believe.

Know that your eyes can never see
as clearly as your heart

Know that wisdom is in hearing
and believing your own voice

Know that giving is never losing
and that giving freely is the semicircle
that completes itself in receiving

Know that to want nothing is as
selfish as to give nothing

Know that sharing cannot be true
unless you keep enough for yourself

Know that no one can live your pain or joy

Know that no one can tell you who
you are and that friends can only
stand by while you make your discoveries

Know that help doesn't always appear
in the way you may expect or demand

Know that what you think you want
may be inferior to what you receive

Know that no matter who walks with
you no one can walk your journey for you

Know that often you may feel
you are walking alone

Know that you are never alone when
you know who you are

Unknown Author

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Fire

Fire is such an elemental thing
like Air
like Earth
like Water
Fire burns holes in souls
when it is embraced
and can either warm up
or move forward
when it is displaced
and shared

Fire is a fierce lover
you will quickly discover
it showers you bold
once it has a hold
of you
nothing stands in its way

Add it to your day
invite it in
it will ignite passion
in all you do
in all you love
in all you see

life will burn
with all the heat it contains
pay it attention
the rest is free

Love
Stella
© 2000 Stella Raymonde Savoie
stellar...@soulopen.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Free

Life is good and life is great
Live your life in your faith
Share a kind word or two
For one day they
Will return to you
What you give
Is what you get
Do your best
Have no regret
Wish the best
Pray for all you see
It is in praying
That you are free

Daniel M Corkery
2/18/2002
DMCDR...@aol.com
DMCDREAMER's Page of Poetry
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Simplify your life.
You do not need all the clutter you are holding on to.
Get rid of it now because it is stealing your energy.

The clutter in your life takes energy to maintain.
Start with the smallest things.
Clear away a little and you'll be amazed at the
vast amounts of energy it releases inside of you.
Incomplete things also tie up energy.
Look at all your unread books, and declare them complete.
Guilt -- let go of it, right now.

Keep around you only the things that give you energy.

John-Roger
From: Spiritual Warrior, The Art of Spiritual  Living

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Lord, help me to remember that nothing
is going to happen to me today that
You and I together can't handle.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

You cannot always control what goes on outside.
But you can always control what goes on inside.
Wayne Dyer

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Until we heal our painful relationships, we can never experience the
fullness of what is possible in an open heart in this lifetime.
An unhealed relationship actually colors
every other relationship that we might try to have.
Today, keep opening and tomorrow, keep opening.
Mary Manin Morrissey

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The world was made round so that
we would never be able to see too far down the road.
Isak Dinesen

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

I have gotten so much from the people in this fellowship,
that now I have something to give back.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We are the wounded healers,
we must teach...
we have no choice.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Somebody needs who you are becoming.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Great occasions for serving God come seldom,
Little ones surround us everyday.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Take A Moment To GIVE (NO COST)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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