Og Mandino - Life Lesson

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Wayne Dyer/How God Tells You It's Time For a Change

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Reality

Hi all, I apologize for my absence this last week. However I was out of town. With the family of a very close personal Friend that I had cleaned up with. My dear friend was killed in a car accident last week. It was a terrible tragedy, and I went to see him and spend time with his family as he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He never recovered from the injuries sustained in the crash. He never regained consiosness. this was very hard on the family.

This brings me back to the last posts that I had written. You never know, what the future has in store for you. So enjoy the time and the people dear to you while your able. The family never got to say good bye, or tell him how much he was loved. As well my freind never had the chance to say good bye and how much his family had meant to him. Good bye my dear freind. May Your God bless you and Keep you.
Remember God does not make garbage

12 STEP RECOVERY movie Laugh, cry and celebrate staying CLEAN & SOBER

Six Questions For Every Day

REALITY

Hi all, Reality, What A Concept ! Now basically reality is not as cut and dry as it seems. Every persons reality is governed by their own perception and the way each individuals senses are received and interpreted. THIS IS WHY WHEN POLICE INVESTIGATE A CRIME THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT OR WITNESS STATEMENT TO AN INCIDENT ARE SELDOM THE SAME. This is also why we may all perceive the same God we have different concepts and beliefs. THEY ARE CHANNELED THROUGH OUR CULTURAL UPBRINGING, OUR ENVIRONMENTS, OUR BELIEF SYSTEMS, BY OUR INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES AS WELL AS MANY OTHER DISTORTION. It is our jobs as rational human beings to attempt to decipher our own "Rose Coloured Glasses" to see the truth as it really is rather than making quick judgements.

THE OTHER REALITY i WISH TO SPEAK OF TODAY IS ONE YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD OF.Basically you've heard the phrases " Just For Today" or " One Day At A Time". What I'm saying here is that you can't change the past in any shape or form what happened five minutes ago is past what happened thirty seconds ago is past. It's all HISTORY and unchangeable. Further more we cannot not know with absolute certainty what will happen in 5 seconds. one hour one day ETC... We can make educated plans and make arrangements, However we cannot know with absolute certainty that these will work out. There and old saying I like here '' Wait a second . wait there's a moment coming . there it goes WE JUST BLEW ANOTHER ONE. Another one I like is this little joke You want to know how to make your Higher Power laugh? == Tell them YOUR plans! I don't say this to tell you there is no hope. My point being is that there is only one true reality--- RIGHT NOW--!! Enjoy it !! LIVE IT !! BE IN IT!! Right Now is your life.. Life is what happens when your planning for it. Do Not Miss It. It can never be rewound or REPLAYED. Make the most out of NOW For it Truly is the only REALITY.

Remember God does not make Garbage

Self Supporting

Hi all, Today we are going to discuss this aspect. I know some of you are saying "but what does this have to do with staying clean and sober". And just as the pas two topics this is very integral to maintaining a clean and sober lifestyle. First off being self supporting is needed in the society we live in, it helps to improve the choices in are lives, the ability to live in a nicer community, the ability for better leisure time, the ability to have a healthier diet ETC... However the bigger aspects for you are the increase to your own self concept your own self worth and self respect which are major contributing factors in remaining clean and sober and to being relatively happy which again is one of the major contributing factor in remaining clean and sober.

Now in most cases this means getting a job and working for a living. Yea I guess alot of us wish we we born into a life of riches where there was a family fortune and could lead the life of luxury, or thyat we could retire, or win the lottery, however for the majority of us this is simply not the case.( for those of you that this is the case we will look further into that later or you can email me after rereading the post on keeping busy). Now back to those who need to work , first off it takes care of part of the earlier blog about idle time, and as already mentioned goes along way towards one's self worth and self respect.

However this then brings up a multitude of other issues. Let's begin with finances and/or budgeting, somewhat of a foriegn concept to the majority of us. oh yea we understand the concept but how experienced and accomplished are we in actuality. Actually doing the basics first like making sure the rent and/or mortgage is taken care of first before all else, then dividing what's left to take care of daily bills such as hydro, credit cards, transportation- whether by car payments, gas, insurance, etc or transit passes, taxi fares etc. cable/satelite, phone, cell phone, internet, food, all these are the normal basics plus maybe more for some, need to accounted for and taken care ( A MUST) before even considering extras such as tobacco, coffee money, movies, eating out, pizzas ETC. Do you really have a handle on this. If not this will create major stress and unhappiness leading to places we don't want to be. So these are a must to be considered and possibly adjusting your lifestyle and living arrangements to handle these issues, before it becomes a problem.

Now where do we work or find employment, first off preferably lets look at ourselves and evaluate what are we actually qualified for, secondly what do we enjoy ? what stimulates you gets you excited, have a passion for, a flair for, check into what oppotunities are there for these areas, or how and what do I need to do to become qualified to enter into these fields. I mention these strongly because lets face it if working in a position that you enjoy or at least you feel some satisfaction in doing, makjes working for a living much easier. However not all of us can get these positions. Most of us will need to take employment where it is available and sustainable. There is nothing wrong or less worthy about this. However there maybe times when we need to remember our gratitude lists, Being happy we have meaningful employment, being appreciative of the things that our paycheques allow us to do. having satisfaction of doing a job well done no matter what it may be. And knowing that you are self supporting and contributing to countless other lives just being employed and self supporting. This doesn't mean that you cannot always improve your situation.
Remember always Your are a child of the universe of GOD (whatever you choose as your God) and GOD never makes Garbage