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Let Go, Let God
skg


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Posted: June 25, 2010, 8:45 AM
From "The 12 Step Prayer Book: A Collection of Favorite 12 Step Prayers and Inspirational Readings."
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Higher Power, help me to understand: 
  To "let go" does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else.
  To "let go" is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.
  To "let go" is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.
  To "let go" is not to try to change or blame another, it's to make the most of myself.
  To "let go" is not to care for but to care about.
  To "let go" is not to fix but to be supportive.
  To "let go" is not to judge but to allow another to be a human being.
  To "let go" is not to protect, it's to permit another to face reality.
  To "let go" is not to deny but to accept.
  To "let go" is not to nag, scold, or argue but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
  To "let go" is not to adjust everything to my desires but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.


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Posted: June 25, 2010, 10:05 AM

“The Tao Te Ching says, When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. Have you ever struggled to find work or love, only to find them after you have given up? This is the paradox of letting go. Let go, in order to achieve. Letting go is God’s law.” – Mary Manin Morrissey

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Thank God for what you have. Trust God for what you need
Goo Goo Bear's Mama






Posted: June 25, 2010, 1:52 PM
The 12x 12 prayers. Letting Go & Letting God. I'll keep striving 4. Very helpful.

"Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?" So true, so true, so true! This has been a big help. Thx, ur a good egg.
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Posted: June 26, 2010, 3:41 PM
Need this today. I am working on surrending an issue with my husband right now.
skg


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Posted: March 23, 2014, 7:39 PM
bump

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Posted: April 2, 2014, 11:01 AM
needed this today...thanks, skg
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Posted: April 7, 2014, 3:57 PM
You bumped this just for me didn't you? :)

Relationships are hard! (Especially with another recovering addict!)

This post has been edited by Yogi on April 7, 2014, 3:57 PM
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Posted: May 27, 2014, 10:57 PM
"We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are"
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Posted: May 27, 2014, 11:42 PM
"Few people realize that sobriety is an action of insights and skills far beyond mere abstinence. Sobriety is a creative discipline in the art of freedom of growth and of love. To be yourself is to become yourself." David Stewart, MD from his book "thirst for freedom"
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Posted: May 28, 2014, 4:58 AM
Needed to read this.

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