Don't Quit Before The Miracle Happens

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Ally @ 01/30/2010 ( 11:54:40 AM )
For this post I have to believe that "you" believe. I am so far from the miracle right now. But I keep coming back, something in the pit of my gut knows that I deserve a healthy happy life... but my brain keeps getting in the way.

I have tasted some sobriety and I have glimpsed moments of peace, but not now, not at this moment. At this moment I feel abandoned again and that puts me in full blown addict mode.

Please keep believing so that those of us that don't YET can soon.
Ted N @ 01/31/2010 ( 3:35:41 AM )
I have tried and started a lot of things in my life that I never finished, but this is one thing that I did not quit. I may not do it right all the time and I may have my ups and downs, but I have never quit or given up on it. And even when I am not doing well I still believe that the miracle happens or has happened, because it is all part of my journey. Almost 5 years ago I could not go a day without acting out and using drugs. Today that is not the case. Drugs are no longer part of my story and days sometimes go by without even a thought of sex where it used to consume my every waking moment. Yes, I still have times where I struggle but I am learning to use the tools of the program. And I did not quit so for me the other night I had a mini miracle and I did not relapse on my core bottom line behavior when I thought I was going to. Something pulled me back and that is a miracle. But that is the beauty of this program and my Higher Power. But it is more than that. It is knowing what I want today that is so much different from what I wanted in the past. I thought I want to drink and hook up and just meet men however I could going to bars or picking them up. But today I don’t want to do that. I want healthy meaningful relationships. And I can see that as I start to explore this part of my life. The exploration and the revelation that is coming out of it is the miracle here. For me, the miracle is that my life has changed and I no longer want to act out on a daily if not hourly basis and I never gave up. I am not where I need to be in my program but I am much farther than I was.
Marvin @ 02/01/2010 ( 11:47:28 AM )
There have been many days when I've wanted to quit but I always make it a point to go to a meeting, check in with my sponsor or call a friend to keep me on the path when I feel weak.

The Miracle doesn't come easy and it may be something simple that we take for granted, but if we open our minds and our hearts
the Miracle is there.
For me it goes like this, though there are many more examples:

I wake up in the morning and make myself and my wife coffee. I bring her her coffee in bed and she says with a smile on her face "good morning". As I open the blinds and look outside, the sun is shining and I thank G-d for the blessings he's given me; life, sobriety, family and SAA.

Don't Quit!
Call a friend in SAA to save your day!
Marvin @ 02/01/2010 ( 11:48:46 AM )
There have been many days when I've wanted to quit but I always make it a point to go to a meeting, check in with my sponsor or call a friend to keep me on the path when I feel weak.

The Miracle doesn't come easy and it may be something simple that we take for granted, but if we open our minds and our hearts
the Miracle is there.
For me it goes like this, though there are many more examples:

I wake up in the morning and make myself and my wife coffee. I bring her her coffee in bed and she says with a smile on her face "good morning". As I open the blinds and look outside, the sun is shining and I thank G-d for the blessings he's given me; life, sobriety, family and SAA.

Don't Quit!
Call a friend in SAA to save your day!
Mike A @ 02/02/2010 ( 5:45:12 AM )
I really like that quote. I have been struggling the last month after the holidays and going through alot of change and pain in therapy. There were a couple days last month were all i did was not act out, and that was the best i could do. I tend to beat myself up over stuff like that and that makes me feel even worse. I am starting to feel better and I am so gratefull that I didnt act out. I really think my higher power protected me because i asked him every morning to help me stay absinent. I am coming up on six months and I want to feel the promises. I want to be happy, joyous, and free.
Tom @ 02/08/2010 ( 11:35:09 AM )
Thanks for the lead and the shares. Life is a miracle, and being able to live life on life's terms is a gift. Trying to live life on my terms brought heartache and disappointment. It brought addiction and escape.

I am far from being where I want to be, but by the grace of God and the love and support of my friends in recovery, I have come so far. I am very thankful for the support and pray everyday for people like me, who come to the rooms or not, that they may find serenity.
nick @ 02/10/2010 ( 9:39:11 PM )
I always thought belief in miracles was a little like belief in magic....until I managed to find my way into this program. Now I know that a miracle isn't something that happens like magic -- poof! -- in a moment that leaves you forever changed. The miracle for me is that over time -- and with hard work and many setbacks -- my life has gradually become calm, stable, peaceful and even joyful, as the program and my spiritual life have been central parts of who I am. I'm grateful to the folks who have helped keep me on the path. The folks who continue to prove to me that miracles are possible and real, and not magical.
kreg @ 02/17/2010 ( 2:50:41 AM )
There has been many times where I felt why bother nothing I am doing is making any difference. I was working hard and why wasn't my wife acknowledging it.
Then, I realized that it is all worth it because if I don’t continue on this path that I have started I will loose all that means anything to me.
Keeping all of that is the true MIRACLE, my LIFE, my WIFE, my FAMILY, my JOB, my SPONSOR, and most of all my HIGHER POWER.
I have my daily struggles however I am experiencing the miracle one moment at a time and I am drinking it all in.
I am ever more aware all the time that my addict is lurking in the shadow, waiting for the right moment to leap forward and suck me into oblivion.
So long as I stay in the light of recovery I can survive this. I have heard others who have survived and are living in the light of recovery and I want to remain there with them. There is plenty of room for everyone, and in time I feel everyone will find their way, in their own time.
JUST DON'T QUIT BEFORE THE MIRACLE HAPPENS!!!!
John K. @ 02/23/2010 ( 4:12:59 PM )
I am surrounded by miracles be they the wind or flowers or the smile of a child. In fact, I am one too. We are all miracles because God made us so. The fact that we are alive is a miracle and it is so thanks to Him. So why isn't the miracle of recovery from Him as well? Because for this miracle to happen, we must give up our will to His care and love. It took me so long to understand this simple truth and because of it I have had true recovery in my life. It is when I want my will back that I put that in danger. Complacency is the greatest enemy of recovery followed by dishonesty. I may as well put my life in danger because this is a deadly disease. As long as I trust my Higher Power with my will, I will stay in recovery. And that for me is a miracle.

Thanks for reading,

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Don't Quit Before The Miracle Happens

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