Recovery Meditations ~ Patience ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 25, 2010

~ PATIENCE ~
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There is no fruit which is not bitter

before it is ripe.

Publilius Syrus

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There are some things in life you simply

cannot rush. In the early stages of my

disease, I went through life like a

steam roller ... impatiently starting

one project after another. If there was

something in my life that depended on

the actions of another for resolution,

it was excruciating while waiting on the

decision. As a result, sometimes

decisions were forced. I have made many

bad decisions because of lack of

patience.

I have learned that sometimes we have to

turn decisions over to others ... we

have to let go and let others take

control. We must wait it out and hope

that our decision to let go was a good

one. Many times it is. Sometimes it

isn't.

I have become a very patient person

... and sometimes that is to my

detriment. It can be hard to find a

middle ground in the decision making

process. Snap decisions aren't

good. Neither are those we sit on

forever.


ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .


I will patiently wait on my Higher Power to direct me ... to guide me ... and to help me with the decisions I must make.