Snips

Let yourself feel the good feelings too. Yes, sometimes good feelings can be as distracting as the painful, more difficult ones. Yes, good feelings can be anxiety producing to those of us unaccustomed to them. But go ahead and feel the good feelings anyway.Feel and accept the joy. The love. The warmth. The excitement. The pleasure.The satisfaction. The elation. The tenderness. The comfort. Let yourself feel the victory, the delight. Let yourself feel cared for. Let yourself feel respected, important, and special.These are only feelings, but they feel good. They are full of positive, upbeat energy - and we deserve to feel that when it comes our way.We don't have to repress. We don't have to talk ourselves out of feeling good -not for a moment. If we feel it, it's ours for the moment. Own it. If it's good, enjoy it.Today, God, help me be open to the joy and good feelings available to me.Melody Beattie ©

When your life is possession-centered, the important thing is what you have;when it is principle-centered, the important thing is who and what you are.Nido Qubein

AA Thought of the Day / The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. / 12 & 12, p. 139

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce.You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friendsor family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them,they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.Thich Nhat Hahn

Stopping, calming and restoring are preconditions for healing. When animals in the forest are wounded they find a place to lie down and rest for many days... They just rest, and get the healing they need.
Thich Nhat Hanh

“Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk.” Leo Buscaglia

“I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.” Stephen Covey

"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark."Henri Frederic Amiel

"There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life."Frederico Fellini

namaste...