Snips

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving.
The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary lessons. Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want.
Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too.
Each step of the way, we learned. We went through exactly the experiences we needed to, to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we progressed.
Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth.
Today, God, help me let go of negative thoughts I may be harboring about my past circumstances or relationships. I can accept, with gratitude, all that has brought me to today.
Melody Beattie ©

"We embark upon the creation of a peaceful lifestyle by recognizing the need, daily, to cleanse our minds just as we cleanse our bodies. Through morning prayers and meditation, we embark upon the day spiritually prepared. Without this preparation, we enter the day with yesterday’s anxieties—our own and those of millions of others. Through the grace of God, we can be cleansed each day of yesterday’s sorrow and yesterday’s pain."
Marianne Williamson

AA Thought of the Day / Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends -- this is an experience you must not miss.../ AA, p. 89

There is a magic word that can remove from existence any unhappy condition
of mind, body, and affairs. This tiny word is power-packed and should be
used instantly to negate any seeming evil thought, word, or appearance
before it can establish a foothold in consciousness. NO is the magic word.
NO is our power of erasure. NO is our defense against evil.
Jan Price

"Power…is still… Force always has something to move against. Power gives life and energy; force takes these away. We notice that power is associated with compassion, and makes us feel positively about ourselves. Force is associated with judgment, and makes us feel poorly about ourselves…"
Dr. David Hawkins

"If your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is no poverty and no indifferent place."
Rainer Maria Rilke

It's never too late. You can re-choose your approach to living. A shift in consciousness is all it takes. But, nobody can do it for you. The beautiful truth is, you evolve yourself. Duh!
Rich Rahn

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."
John Petit-Senn

"The only limits are, as always, those of vision."
James Broughton