IF THE ONLY PRAYER YOU SAID IN YOUR LIFE WAS "THANK YOU", THAT WOULD SUFFICE. ~Meister Eckhart

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Green Day

Only when you are calm and serene can you do good work. Emotional upsets make you useless. The eternal life is calmness and when a man enters into that, then he lives as an eternal being. Calmness is based on complete trust in God. Nothing in this world can separate you from the love of God. ~Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Today I am grateful...
  • for the AA quiz posted on Sobriety Society
  • that Patrick, the anti-AA commentor, has his own blog now and is commenting as AUSSIE (no link provided by me)
  • that Bunny doesn't eat the food that has been recalled
  • that this morning I feel rested
  • for this cool, bright and sunny Spring morning
  • that Dave is older than I

The Way isn't something that can be put into words.
You have to practice before you can understand.
You can't force things, including practice.
Understanding is something that happens naturally.
It's different for everyone.
The main thing is to reduce your desires and quiet your mind. ~Master Hsueh

10 comments:

Roxy said...

It is always nice to have something to be grateful for...because when you loose faith thats when you fail.
ROXY

lushgurl said...

All good stuff you have to say today...thanks for sharing Scott!
HUGS

Meg Moran said...

I can't "force the practice" or anything else for that matter, but God know I try. Thank you for the calming post.

Pammie said...

I BELIEVE in calm, even though I don't always have it. I'm loving the cool morning also. Have a wonderful weekend Scott.

dAAve said...

Fine.
Just be that way.

signed ...
dAAve the elder

ArahMan7 said...

Yahoo is acting on me. I can't sent email. Bad, bad Yahoo.

p/s My email address is on my blog. I placed it higher, under the clock to make it more noticeable.

My calm and serene is a bit off the track since Yahoo is acting bad on me.

Mary Christine said...

Wasn't dAAve older than you yesterday?

Sober Steve said...

Thanks for sharing, and being here for me.

peace

piglet said...

was that the guy that commented on trudge's blog? (the anti-AA person?)

Scott W said...

Think so, Piggie.