Hi ladies,
My parents had to put my childhood cat to sleep yesterday.
He lived a nice long life but I am of course still sad. We had him since I was 13.
Weight Watchers was one of my attempts during my COE, too. But after 9 months of abstinence, I felt (with HP and sponsor help) that I had the tools to actually use the program responsibly. Luckily, that has been true for me. But I totally understand not wanting to touch a program from our COE historys!
Tracy, good luck with the new kitty! I think Guiness is such a cute name!
Ceejay, the OA chatroom or another one?
Jennelle: Gas is even more here in CA at some stations. I only work 5 minutes from my house and drive an economy car, so I'm doing OK with it.
Holly: Have fun at the movie!
Today I may get my nails and toes done. But I may just wait until the weekend. My old work friend has been majorly cranky to me as of late (she wears her heart on her sleeve), so that's been annoying. But I am not going to feed into it. Last I checked, I graduated high school over a decade ago.
Today's meditation:
Try cruising above the turbulence.
We all have these times: we're tired. We have a million things to do.
Members of our family are fighting. There is a crisis at work. Our
thoughts are churning.
Picture what it's like to be on an airplane as it climbs higher, gaining
altitude to rise above a storm. Bounced by air turbulence, it cuts
through the clouds, and then it emerges into the blue sky. The sun
returns (it was always there--just obscured by the clouds), and the ride
becomes so smooth that there is hardly any sensation of motion.
In a similar way, we can rise above stormy events and our own inner
turbulence. We can cruise at a different altitude. To reach that new
level of tranquility, we can use various methods from relaxation
techniques to meditation to the Serenity Prayer to taking a walk or a
shower or a nap.
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Since a Higher Power is in control of my life, I can cruise above the
turbulence.