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February 15th – Awakening
“Our new attitudes bring about self-esteem, inner strength, and serenity that is not easily shaken by any of life’s hard times.”
– Our Awakening, Life with Hope, third edition, page 61
For me the Awakening resonates. I feel I am A-waking up! I am in recovery and the cobwebs are clearing. I am beginning to move about in the world more mindfully with the help of Marijuana Anonymous. When I was smoking, when life got “lifey” I reacted, usually making things worse; I whipped things up! I was impatient, and felt “poor me.”
Listening to fellows in MA meetings, I hear that life is complicated for all people. All people have stresses in their lives. I am not alone. Regardless of what is happening around me, (I now try to say AROUND me vs. TO me) I am learning to NOT overreact and realize I can be unflappable. I breathe and remember to let go and let God. When I can do that, I feel peaceful and A-wake.
Final thought: Today, with God’s help, please help me learn to be a mountain in any storm.
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