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There are times we don't know which way to proceed or what to do next. We can become so blocked and stymied trying to figure out what we just sit and spin our wheels. In those situations, the solutions may involve making some choice-even if it turns out to be the wrong one.Ideally, we can meditate on our choices and one way will feel right and clear, and the other won't. But in those times when we can't get clear, sometimes we have to give things a try. Take that job. Move into a condo. Date that woman. If it's a mistake, you can correct it as honestly, quickly and humbly as you can.You don't have to live life nearly as perfectly as you think. Sometimes it takes making a mistake in order for us to get clear.God, help me let go of perfectionism. Help me give myself permission to live.Melody Beattie

" There comes a time, not too long into the journey to God, when the realization that the world could work beautifully if we would give it the chance, begins to excite us. It becomes our new motivation. The news isn’t how bad things are. The news is how good they could be. And our own activity could be part of the unfolding of Heaven on earth. There is no more powerful motivation than to feel we’re being used in the creation of a world where love has healed all wounds. "Marianne Williamson

AA Thought for the Day / We are not saints. The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. / AA, p. 60

When you're venturing into an unknown place, and you're gripped by fear, and it seems that the only choice is to turn back, remember that there is another way. You can choose to feel the fear, learn from it, let it prepare you, and then move confidently forward.When you've known extreme disappointment, and it seems that the whole world is against you, and you just want to give up, remember that there is another way. You can choose to put your disappointments behind you, and look ahead toward the very best you can envision.If someone has hurt you, and the pain is intense, and it seems that anger and vengeance are your only choices, remember that there is another way. You can choose to re-direct your energy into positively and productively improving the situation, rather than just creating more destruction.When it seems that your only choice is a negative one, there is always another way. When it seems that the only alternatives are defeat and dismay, there is always another way. Remember, in your most difficult moments, that there's another, more positive way. See it, follow it, live it and you'll lift up your world at every opportunity.Ralph Marston

Throughout your day, as often as possible, take a heart reading. Ask yourself, "In this moment, is my heart light or heavy? Am I pandering to the fears of others, or proceeding from my inner strength? Have I given my power to appearances, or do I remember the truth?Alan Cohen

“There is no limit, because God is love and love is God. And so you are really in love with God, and God's love is infinite. And that's why it's not how much you do, but how much love you put into the action.”Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Lose your sense of being separated from your good, and you will find that you are united with it.Ernest Holmes

We must release the old to make room for the new.Alan Cohen

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