Snips

Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in-between.One of the hardest parts of becoming conscious is the concept of letting go of what is old and familiar, but what we don't want, and being willing to stand with our hands empty while we wait for God to fill them. This may apply to feelings. We may have been full of hurt and anger. In some ways, these feelings may have become comfortably familiar. When we finally face and relinquish our grief, we may feel empty for a time. We are in between pain and the joy of serenity and acceptance.Being in-between can apply to relationships. To prepare ourselves for the new, we need to first let go of the old. This can be frightening. We may feel empty and lost for a time. We may feel all alone, wondering what is wrong with us for letting go of the proverbial bird-in-hand, when there is nothing in the bush.We may have many feelings going on when we're in-between: spurts of grief about what we have let go of or lost, and feelings of anxiety, fear, and apprehension about what's ahead. These are normal feelings for the in-between place. Accept them. Feel them. Release them.Being in-between isn't fun, but it's necessary. It will not last forever. It may feel like we're standing still, but we're not. We're standing at the in-between place. It's how we get from here to there. It is not the destination. We are moving forward, even when we're in-between.Today, I will accept where I am as the ideal place for me to be. If I am in-between, I will strive for the faith that this place is not without purpose, that it is moving toward something good.~Melody Beattie~

In love, there is transformation that occurs. But it occurs only when we remember that God is to be found in every situation and person. When we have the greatest challenge being in love, this is when the greatest gifts are there for us.Mary Manin Morrissey

AA Thought for the Day / I looked around me at people who seemed happy and tried to analyze their happiness, and it seemed to me that without exception these people had something or somebody they loved very much. I didn't have the courage to love; I was not even sure I had the capacity. Fear of rejection and its ensuing pain were not to be risked... / AA, Third Edition, p. 546

Anytime we choose to be bitchy, grumpy, or moody, all we do is make matters worse -- as I did as a moody and bored child in front of the window. The more we say our life is terrible, the more we feel it is terrible, the more we act as if it is terrible, and the more it becomes terrible. The opposite is also true. The more we act as if we enjoy being alive, the more joy there comes into and out of our life, and the more we will enjoy being alive.Marie T. Russell

Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow -it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stomp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it.Shakti Gawain

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.Martin Luther King, Jr.

Let us then be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Without doing anything, things can sometimes go more smoothly just because of our peaceful presence.Thich Nhat Hahn

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Kahlil Gibran

namaste...