~ EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH AND HOPE ~
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"Experience is not what happens to you.
It is what you do with what happens to you."
Aldous Huxley
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Every day is filled with experiences. I
can choose to let them pass me by, or I
can allow myself to learn lessons from
them. It is easy to let the day pass by
quickly and virtually unlived. If I
refuse to stay in the present moment and
choose rather to be filled with
resentment, stuck in the past, filled
with fear, or stuck in the future, life
truly does pass me by. My experience
truly has no value. But if I choose to
learn lessons, stay in the present
moment, and remain connected to my
Higher Power, my day becomes experience,
strength and hope.
Since coming to the program I have
learned that I can share my experience,
strength and hope in so many ways. A
call to or from an OA friend gives me an
opportunity to give and receive
experience, strength and hope. I hear
experience, strength and hope shared
daily as I attend meetings. People share
not only what has happened to them, but
the great lessons that they have allowed
their Higher Power to teach them. This
is such an honor to be part of, an honor
that I would not want to miss. I give
and receive my experience, strength and
hope on the loops where I share -- and
receive shares -- on a daily basis. I am
blessed to be a part of strong loops
with great recovery and sharing. My
sponsors frequently share their
experience, strength and hope with me. I
am privileged to have two sponsors with
quality recovery who are members of The
Recovery Group. I am so grateful for
their input in my life and
recovery. They have been such an
important part of my life lessons. Every
source of experience, strength and hope
in my life gives me more encouragement
to learn new lessons with every
experience I have every day.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will find every opportunity to share
my experience, strength and hope.