janbear
09-14-2008, 03:51 PM
One of my sponsees found this while out shopping at Garage Sales. I was blessed when she gave it to me. I love it. Its a poem. I have been searching online for who may have wrote it to no avail. If anyone knows, please let me know who i can give credit to for this writing. I couldn't pass up sharing it with everyone here. I can sure benefit from it, maybe others can too. Jan
JUST FOR TODAY
I will take a good look at myself and see that I have many addictive and compulsive traits that have become dominant in my life. I am at the mercy of these traits and unable to manage them. Seeing this, I admit that I need help.
I will acknowledge the presence of a Power greater than myself who has created me, is aware of all my needs and is fully capable of healing me and restoring me to a condition of clarity and stability. This power is God as I choose to understand God.
I will let go of the inclination to figure out my problems with my mind. No more analyzing…no more questioning. I now make a conscious decision to turn my life and my will over to the care and keeping of God. I surrender the thinking that tells me I must “run my own show” and make my own life happen. I am ready to be transformed (changed) person, beginning now.
I will release the past, letting go of my guilt or regrets about what happened “back then.” Finding fault or blaming myself and /or others keeps me stuck in the past.
I will forgive myself and others for the way we’ve been. I realize that our actions have arisen out of fear and insecurity. I now allow myself and others to “be”. I no longer pass judgment on our lives, our chosen paths or our patterns of growth.
I will drop all anxiety about the future. I will live this day with as much joy, trust and serenity as I can, realizing that this day is all I can handle.
I will let go of my tendencies to be dependent on persons, possessions and patterns to fulfill me. I recognize that these things are only a temporary part of my existence and cannot provide the lasting security, inner peace or true freedom that I yearn to experience on a daily basis.
-Author Unknown
JUST FOR TODAY
I will take a good look at myself and see that I have many addictive and compulsive traits that have become dominant in my life. I am at the mercy of these traits and unable to manage them. Seeing this, I admit that I need help.
I will acknowledge the presence of a Power greater than myself who has created me, is aware of all my needs and is fully capable of healing me and restoring me to a condition of clarity and stability. This power is God as I choose to understand God.
I will let go of the inclination to figure out my problems with my mind. No more analyzing…no more questioning. I now make a conscious decision to turn my life and my will over to the care and keeping of God. I surrender the thinking that tells me I must “run my own show” and make my own life happen. I am ready to be transformed (changed) person, beginning now.
I will release the past, letting go of my guilt or regrets about what happened “back then.” Finding fault or blaming myself and /or others keeps me stuck in the past.
I will forgive myself and others for the way we’ve been. I realize that our actions have arisen out of fear and insecurity. I now allow myself and others to “be”. I no longer pass judgment on our lives, our chosen paths or our patterns of growth.
I will drop all anxiety about the future. I will live this day with as much joy, trust and serenity as I can, realizing that this day is all I can handle.
I will let go of my tendencies to be dependent on persons, possessions and patterns to fulfill me. I recognize that these things are only a temporary part of my existence and cannot provide the lasting security, inner peace or true freedom that I yearn to experience on a daily basis.
-Author Unknown