WHAT I LEARNED: 1. As a child, I used to hear the prayer “Now I lay me down to sleep…“, but what if there was an opposite version that went like this?: “Now I to this new day awake, I pray the Lord my soul to make.” 2. In the past, it was crazy the amount of…
Category: Meetings
MTG – Orlando – “Pinecastle Friendship AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Everything I see is a perception. 2. Hesitation can be a gift.
MTG – Orlando – “Together Tuesdays AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Page 327 (November 22nd) from the daily reader “Hope For Today” (item # B-27) – that’s all I’m saying!
MTG – Altamonte Springs – “Seminole AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Acceptance of others begins with accepting myself.
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can either take on someone else’s chaos & problems or I can say: “Not my monkey, not my circus!” — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Orlando – “Together Tuesdays AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can’t do Step 11 without doing Step 12 right after, & I can’t do Step 12 until I’ve done 1 thru 11. Because those are the Steps where I build my strength, understand my experiences, & know hope is real. …That is the message I carry.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I used to be a carrier of the disease. Now I’m a carrier of the message. 2. Question of the day: If I had spiritual narcolepsy, does that mean every time I woke up, it would be a spiritual awakening?
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Surrender is necessary for serenity.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can still find myself saying “Yes, but…,” but I don’t have to keep saying “but” because the “buts” usually find a way of working themselves out!
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can either live in fear, or I can live in faith.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Three ounces of tongue can be hard to control sometimes!
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Attitude is my 4th “A,” then everything flows from there. 😉
MTG – Maitland – “Carrying the Message AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: It’s amazing how my needs & wants have changed since first coming into the program. Before, I confused my wants for needs that were for external tangible things, but now they are more internal & spiritual in nature.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: With Step 11, it says I only need to pray for 2 things: knowledge & power. I can embellish it all I want, but usually the less talking during my prayer, the more I am trusting.
MTG – Orlando – “Easy Does It”
WHAT I LEARNED: When I have acceptance in my heart, I become more serene. When I have serenity in my soul, I become more accepting. And on & on the circle of acceptance & serenity goes… of having & becoming…
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Regarding the alcoholic, it’s been said “Where there’s breath, there’s hope.” But I believe even when there is no breath, there is still hope… hope for me!
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