All is well. In fact, all is more than well -- all is glorious. The only reason you're able to even notice the discord is because there is so very much harmony in life. Peace is so all-pervasive and gracefully abundant that it doesn't mind allowing a little conflict to happen. ~Ralph Marston
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Today I am grateful...
- that my friend Bill reached two whole years of sobriety this morning!
- for the major progress I made yesterday to the large canvas on my easel
- that when I can get someone to tell me what I did wrong in getting my web site host to point to my website generated by Squarespace my web site will be live.
- for a few days off except for meeting with a client briefly yesterday and meeting the closet installers on a job site tomorrow morning
- that it's a great day to be sober
At the beginning we sacrificed alcohol. We had to, or it would have killed us. But we couldn't get rid of alcohol unless we made other sacrifices. We had to toss the self-justification, self-pity, and anger right out the window. We had to quit the crazy contest for personal prestige and big bank balances. We had to take personal responsibility for our sorry state and quit blaming others for it.
Were these sacrifices? Yes, they were. To gain enough humility and self-respect to stay alive at all, we had to give up what had really been our dearest possessions--our ambitions and our illegitimate pride. ~A.A. Comes Of Age, p. 287
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Congrats to Bill!
I love that quote about sacrifice, puts in all in perspective.
It is indeed a GREAT day to be sober
Taking personal responsibility for my shortcomings is on my mind today. Great quote from AA Comes of Age.
I once knew a closet installer.
But he finally came out.
Best wishes on your various projects and contributions for the day...
I once knew a water closet installer, and he fell in.
AA COMES OF AGE was the first book handed me ay my first AA meeting. I actually thought that "AA" meant the bourbon called "Ancient Age"--that's how much I knew about AA!
The following week I got a Big Book, but had to buy it. No freebies back then! We had to quit smoking for a couple weeks, to afford a Big Book!
Glorious day to you!
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That is one beautiful website Mr. W.
i LURVE your new site.
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