Don't Count On Outcomes....

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Don't Count On Outcomes..
Plan plans, Don't Count on Outcomes.
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During our active addiction, many of us may have planned out different events in our lives from beginning to end. Fully believing those dreams (or possibly delusions) of hope would come true, our disease lied to us by reinforcing those unrealistic concepts with every binge, spree or run. One by one our illusions were shattered, leading us deeper into our addiction.
***In recovery, we learn to live life on life's terms. In time, at our own pace, each of us changes our old thought patterns and behaviors. We start living in our current realities, each according to the will of the God of their understanding. Eventually we find balance in our lives, adjusting to the circumstances and challenges we face each day.
***It's human nature to have dreams and make plans. Those things help make up the positive energy that keeps hope alive in each of us. And without hope in recovery, we feel like the empty shell we were upon arriving at our first meeting. And we have to remember where the control over the outcome for those dreams lie in each of our lives
***If we're living the spiritual principles of the program to the best of our ability each day, we realize that our dreams and the resulting outcomes may be two different things. Our will at that time may not be what our Higher Power has in store for us. However, we are learning the faith to understand that what the God of our understanding has in mind is far better than what we could plan for ourselves.
***Now, today, I can plan plans, yet I can't count on outcomes. When my expectations don't coincide with reality, I can realize that my Higher Power will take care of me, so long as I am open to believing that God's will in those times as the best plan for my life, as well as my being willing to change my thoughts and behaviors to fit the situation.
* - Am I trusting enough in my Higher Power to take care of the outcomes in my life?
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Joe A. – grateful recovering addict in central Pennsylvania