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What on earth can be solved in  24 hours?

“ If I don’t take a drink today then is is a sure thing that I won’t

need one one tomorrow.”

Sounds to Simple

” When I had a serious dranking  problem just over 37 years

ago, someone  told me that it is O K to plan to party and  to

have all the dranks I want tomorrow. I just could not have

them today.”

To me that did not make any sense.

The Big Question….Can I not drink any alcohol for

24 hours…just one day.

My answer was … Yes, I have done  that many times. My problem

is that when I start I don’t know when to stop.

It is like turning on a light switch.

The Great Solution is….Focus on just on day. Always keep

today in the forefront.Remember…If I don’t drink  that first drank

today I know for sure  Iwill not need one tomorrow.

When do I start my 24 hours ?

You can start any time you wish? Let’s say at 2:15 PM this

afternoon you recieve some bad news. Someone you were

close to just died or perhaps you were just involved in a car

accident.

I simply start my 24 hours at that time. I take a

moment to say a simple prayer…God, thank you

for the past 24 hours of good sobriety. Grant me

another 24 hours of good sobriety.

Just keep It Simple…

I seem to be rambling on a bit.Until Next Time. John

Have   another 24 hours of good sobriety.

Stay positive because it always pays.

Our life is like a theater.

Shakespeare said “all the world is just a stage

and all the men and women in it are merely players.

He forgot to mention that I was a chief critic. Somehow

I had become very negative toward everything.

Some of the players are positive and some of the

players are negative. Naturally you can choose to

be either. Please take a seat on the front row and

observe carefully. Take  your time and choose people

who are positive to be friends with so you can build

positive relationships. Believe me this matters.

Positive friends and family members always lift

you up while negative friends and family members

always drag you down.Sure, it is always hard to let

go. You don’t have to abandon them…just don’t let

them influnce you with there negative ways. 

We are all trying to grow    PHYSICALLY…

MENTALLY… AND… SPRITUALLY  So be aware

of the players and use each 24 hours to improve.

You don’t have to do it forever just each 24 hours

as the come along .You are not alone. Everyone of

us gets caught up in Negative thinking at some point

or other.   Stay aware and try to be positive…

Remember Being positive pays big dividens.

Until Next Time…John

Footnote…Taking any mind alturering drug or

drinking alcohol lead us to negative thinking

I may have posted on this before but it is back by popular demand.

Actually I am going to give you the short version…most widely used.

Then I will give you the longer version … the one most people don’t

know about. Then I will give a brief history of this famous prayer. I

will do some research and next week  a more history about it.

God grant me the  SERENITY to accept the things I

cannot change;

COURAGE to change the things I can; and

WISDOM to know the difference.

This is the short version used  around the world by Religions  Alcoholics

Anonymous and many other twelve step programs. It is very short and to

the point. Now for the Long Version…

God gront me the SERENITY to accept the things;

I cannot change

COURAGE to change the things I can and

Wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as a pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did,this sinful world as it is,

not as I would have it.

Trusting that He will make all things right if I

surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy in his life and

supremely happy with Him forever in the next… Amen

I hope you enjoyed this post  and may have learned a little 

about  the history…which dates back to the 1500′s.

This was copyright by St. Neinrad Archabby,,,,1960 and by

Rheinhold Neighbar of the Luthern Church in 1928

More history next post…Until Next Time John

The Final Analysis is just a version of the Paradoxical Commandments

written by Kent M. Keith and used by Mother  Teresa while serving in

Calcutta ,India. She used these  as a guide for proper living.

One.People are often unreasonable illogical and self centered;

Forgive them anyway.

Two If you are kind,people will accuse you of selfish,ulterior motives;

Be kind any way.

Three If you are successful. you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

Four If you are honest and frank , people will cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

Five What you spend years building, someone may desroy overnight;

Build  anyway.

Six If you find serenity and happiness ,some may be jealous;

Be serene and happy anyway;

Seven The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Eight Give the world the best you have,and it may never enough;

Give the world the best you have anyway.

The Final Analysis…It is between you and God and

is never between you and them anyway..

This  article was also reprinted from a book written by…

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer….There’s a Spiritusl Solution to Every Problem

Have a wonderful 24 hours   Until Next Time….John  Thanks

There are five things that we all need to do on a consistant schedule.

They are to be aware of putting them in a balanced order so that we can

enjoy each 24 hours we live. Just a little bit of each daily.

One…Physical—Good Health, eat a good diet, get excerise and plenty sleep

Two…Mental—-Forgetfullness  and mental blocks caused be false beliefs,and depression

Three…Spiritual—This is not orginized religion,it is doing good things each day and  living clean and sober.” He who thinks right is spiritual”

Four… Finanicial— Very important to become self- efficent.No Job means no money. Creates  low self esteem and all sorts of emotions.

Five…Emotional— This covers our feelings,anger,fears,resentments of all kinds,prejudices, and our mental  thoughts  that can control the things we do,even without thinking about it.

Above are five areas of our live we need to balance in order to live a good well balnced life.Awareness and just a little bit each day will be enough.

One who lives a balanced life has a better chance of success  by living each day …Happy… Joyous… and Free of bad Emotions.

I sincerily hope this article helps someone out there. Until

Next Time…Have a wonderful 4424 hours. You deserve it. John

I want to think all of you for your great comments. I

have not been up to date on answering them. About questions

about what direction I am headed.  I am very serious about this

business of improving my life each 24hours and helping  other

people do the same. Once about 4 years ago long before I started

to blog I filled out what was called Your Dream. In it I stated

that I would like to create a Log Cabin in each state to house AA

and NA  groups. The reason is because a large portion of these

groups depend on churches or other club houses to have a place

to hold their meetings. All are susposed to be self effecient but 

most struggle just to pay the monthly rent and have little

left over for  books and materials they truly need to improve.

It is true that both have great people that help.  Anyway I seem

to be rambleing on and on so I will give you more later.

Have a  great day  for now …Enjoy your next 24 hours….

Let me know how you feel about this subject…Until

Next Time…John   I will continue this soon.

An elderly couple with many years of marriage and also long

term sobriety went to visit another couple with the same status.

The wife noticed that her friend called her husband honey, sugar,

and sometimes sweety. Both men went outside to talk so she saw

her chance to shine.

I thank you are wonderful after all these years, you express so much

love by calling your husband these sweet names.

THE OTHER WIFE REPONDED… The  truth is I forgot his name and

have been a little afraid to ask him.

BACK ON THE SERIOUS SIDE

” God Willing, we members of Alcoholics Anonymous may never again

have to deal with drinking ,but we do have to live with living with sobriety

every day.

How do we do it ?….

By learning—Through practing the twelve steps daily

and by sharing with others at meeetings—just how to cope

with problems that we looked to booze to solve , back in

our drinking days…”  Reprinted from an AA material with permission

Since I decieded to share my AA history along with my experience,

strength and hope on this Blog I feel better about myself. Thanks for

reading it . May you have a wonderful 24 hours. Until Next Time…John

My intentions concerning aa.district12… Please bare with me. I am still

having some problems with the original web site…. I am putting the

information on this blog but plan to get  the necessary help and restore

that site . Thanks for your patience..Please brouse the Pages listed…

Until Next  Time ………..    John  Put the Plug in the JUG…If I don’t take

that first drank today I wiill not need one tomorrow.

On  the left I have added a few helpful Links.

Please check them out and use them to help

yourself or anyone who may need some help.

Have a great  24 hours  Until Next Time……John

DIFFERENT OUTLOOKS ON LIFE.

WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT  IN SO MANY WAYS

WE ARE ALL ALIKE IN SO MANY WAYS

Am I contradicting myself or what….The truth is that two people

can look at the same thing and see something different.

I heard a true story once… This man’s wife had a nice hat

and it had a plume of feathers on one side, She decieded to give it

away to someone less forturnate than herself. A couple of weeks

passed and the proud new owner of this hat came to church

wearing the hat. Everone admired the hat and she got many

compliments on how nice it looked.SHE HAD  REPLACED THE

FEATHERS WITH SOME SMALL FLOWERS….

The origional hat owner was upset and mad…..She told her husband

that the second lady had ruined the hat and if she knew that if

she would change the feathers like that she would have not given

her the hat in the first place.

Is this just not about control. I WANT WHAT I WANT WHEN I WANT

IT AND LIKE I WANT IT….NO EXCEPTIONS

ONCE THE HAT IS GIVEN  CAN’T SHE REALIZE THAT IT IS NO LONGER

HERS.    OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WHO THEY AND DO

THINGS THE WAY THEY SEE THINGS

Slow down and accept things.We cannot change anything out past our

nose….

Only how we see things  and then change what is inside us.

Have a wonderful day……Until Next Time…John

Although my 24 hourteam is still just thoughts …

THOUGHTS HAVE A WAY OF BECOMMING THINGS