Topics 12/27/24 ❤️🩹
1) “Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems.”-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 42
2) “Serenity is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” ~ Grapevine Daily Quote
3) To lie is to rob life of meaning. In my addiction I was a liar, not just by what I said but by what I did, what I left unsaid and by my manipulation with half-truths. The world becomes what we want it to be rather than what it is and reality is lost. The liar is forced into the prison of loneliness, despair and isolation because nobody can know him, nobody can understand him.The lies are the killing wounds, and they are self-inflicted. Today I prefer the pain of truth to the passing satisfaction of the lie and the habit of telling the truth is growing in me! ~ Father Leo’s Daily Meditation
4) In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. —Abraham Lincoln
Time may or may not heal all wounds. It depends on how we use the time. If we deny our sorrow, or runaway from it, or hope it will just go away by itself, we will be miserable. But if we turn and face it, and express our sadness in healthy ways, somehow we are transformed by the sorrow itself. While the loss is still there, it begins not to hurt so much. We can express our sadness in many ways. Crying is probably the healthiest means of expressing grief. Getting angry and expressing our anger in appropriate, healthy ways also helps to heal wounds of loss, strange as it may seem. Yes, in time and with the courage to express our feelings, our wounds are indeed healed. ~Today’s Gift