Wisdom: Doing today; what we will be glad we did tomorrow.
I heard this and been thinking a lot about it. It implies a lot of things to me. Not reacting, but thinking things through, delayed gratification, patience, understanding there are consequences for my actions.
Thoughts?
While using, I spent most of my days thinking about regrets--why DID I do this or why DIDN'T I do that. I am trying to live my life by the code listed above, only I didn't know how to verbalize it until I just read it, so Thank You Rick!! Hope and gratitude have replaced regrets in my daily thoughts and my life. I have so many wonderful things to spend my time thinking about these days and can actually appreciate them now. Great topic Rick H.
ReplyDeleteLast night I ceased doing something that was fun while I was doing it, but was going to have a negative impact on my sleep and therefore, the quality of my day today. It was really amazing because I heard God whisper, stop doing this, it is stupid. But moreover, He flowed power into me that I could feel to stop doing it. Kind of a delayed gratification thing. I had not felt power like that for a long time.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the other day you guys were talking about life changing moments caused by reading the Big Book. I had never had that, but because of the topic, I have added reading 2 pages of the Big Book to my morning quiet time with the idea that one day I will know the book so well, that one of these experiences will happen to me.
Thank you both! The blog is helping me. Now we just have to get some more followers! :)
Thanks so much for your comments. This is becoming like a little meeting. Jeff, that's a really cool experience you had- God has whispered things to me just like that- sometimes i listen sometimes I pretend i didnt hear- or just ignore His helping wisdom- and sometimes I ask for the power to do His will and I get- then next day I feel so good about myself and grateful to God.
ReplyDeleteSteve, part of my surrender was based on what you described- In the morning i would think about the day before- and sometimes hate almost everything i did- I just got so sick of myself and the way i was living.. Thanks God and AA.