Randy G.'s Blog (7)

We live in a world of conflict. We perceive it as coming from other people, but much of our conflict originates in our own minds. It may seem that others are against us, but it's usually coming from within ourselves. We have already determined that our thoughts come first and then our actions follow, but if we can get a pattern of actions going, they can sometimes influence our thoughts. One of the very first things our program teaches us is not to react to everything. That's about choosing not… Continue

Leave our meeting place better than we find it. - This basic has helped us enjoy a great range of meeting places. It speaks well of our validity as a recovery program and makes us experience the positive feelings of being responsible at the same time. Pray in a.m. for Help - When we get up in the morning we ask our Higher Power to help us stay clean, maintain conscious contact, guide us and give is the strength to deal with what comes up. Pray in p.m. and give… Continue

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back. I've learned that no matter how good a person is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while, and you must forgive them for that. I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score. I've learned that talking can ease emotional pains. I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. I've… Continue

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers. I can't change your past with all its heartache and pain, or the future with its untold stories. But I can be there now when you need me to care. I can't keep your feet from stumbling. I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall. Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine; yet I can share in your laughter. Your decisions in l… Continue

Principles are the language of miracles. Increasing our language ability helps us make the right choices. Our minds often play tricks on us, due to our disease, and we use spiritual principles as guidelines to escape our old ways. These principles can be mimicked but unspiritual people lack certain characteristics associated with spiritual growth. Love, caring, patience, peace of mind is hard attributes to fake! We each have to reach a point of surrender to enter the state we call 'recovery.'… Continue

To change yourself, look at what you fear and what you hate. Start There. What's over is over. You did what you knew how to do. It wasn't right or wrong or good or bad. It just was. But all you've got is today. You can't have it back. If someone you love fails to return the love the way you would like it returned, that is the other person's choice. It doesn't at all detract from your love. Whatever is going on inside of you is up to you. You own it all. It's yours. Get out of everybody else's… Continue

To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning. It is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true. To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, To know the wonder of a stardust sky and the wisdom of the man in the moon. To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart, The innocence of a child's eyes and the beauty of an aging hand, for it is through their teachings we learn to love. To believe is to find the strength and courage that lies within us, Wh… Continue