For me, it tooks a long journey to find serenity in my life but I am blessed today for having finally found it...I see a lot of anger and hurt lately on these boards and I realize that there is nothing I can do to change others but pray for them, which I do daily. I would like to share the following...
(BB, 4th edition, pg. 420)\
Perhaps the best thing of all for me is to remember that my serenity is inversely propotional to my expectations. The higher the expections of other people are, the lower my serenity. I can watch my serenity level rise when I discard my expectations. But then my "rights" try to move in, and they too can force my serenity level down. I have to discard my "rights" as well as my expectations, by asking myself, How important is it compared to my serenity, my emotional sobriety? And when I place more value on my serenity and sobriety than on anything else, I can maintain them at a higher level-at least for the time being.
Acceptance is the key to my relationship with my HP today...acceptance is the answer to all my problems today....
I must keep my magic magnifying mind on my acceptance and off my expectations, for my serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance. When I remember this, I can see I never had it so good....
Thanks for letting me share.....
Stacey quotes-"I see a lot of anger and hurt lately on these boards and I realize that there is nothing I can do to change others"
..........but I can always change my perception.
"Some look fierce,but are mild.
Some seem timid,but are vicious.
Look beyond appearances:
Position yourself for the advantage."
My serenity is always a mili-second away.It doesn't always take a lot of my histrionics to come to that logical conclusion.I have the choice every day I wake up.
If I quit projecting my own paranoia,insecurity,hurt,anger and all those character defects I continually try to work on,I have some great days.
I can't control anyone else and really have no desire to.Taking care of my own sh*t is a full time job.
Today...........It doesn't get much better.Sunny,cool,dry and 55 degrees.My Higher Power is smiling down on this city.How can anyone not smile when God is showing you a life you never dreamed possible?
Love you Stacey..........Have a great day.
..........but I can always change my perception.
"Some look fierce,but are mild.
Some seem timid,but are vicious.
Look beyond appearances:
Position yourself for the advantage."
My serenity is always a mili-second away.It doesn't always take a lot of my histrionics to come to that logical conclusion.I have the choice every day I wake up.
If I quit projecting my own paranoia,insecurity,hurt,anger and all those character defects I continually try to work on,I have some great days.
I can't control anyone else and really have no desire to.Taking care of my own sh*t is a full time job.
Today...........It doesn't get much better.Sunny,cool,dry and 55 degrees.My Higher Power is smiling down on this city.How can anyone not smile when God is showing you a life you never dreamed possible?
Love you Stacey..........Have a great day.
And I love you Tim...
Yes, God is shining today in my life not only with the sunshine and the birds, but with people that he has put in my life...
Awhile back, I was always finding the problems and faults in a day but today, I choose to be open minded and willing to see all the beauty of the day and so today I am blessed in having one of those "great" days...easiest way for me to do that, is by getting out of myself and helping others.....
Have a beautiful weekend and there's a big storm threatening to come real soon and hit the Sierra's...I will take a picture from my house when the mountain tops are covered in snow and send it your way....
xoxo
Stacey
Yes, God is shining today in my life not only with the sunshine and the birds, but with people that he has put in my life...
Awhile back, I was always finding the problems and faults in a day but today, I choose to be open minded and willing to see all the beauty of the day and so today I am blessed in having one of those "great" days...easiest way for me to do that, is by getting out of myself and helping others.....
Have a beautiful weekend and there's a big storm threatening to come real soon and hit the Sierra's...I will take a picture from my house when the mountain tops are covered in snow and send it your way....
xoxo
Stacey
