One Day at a Time

Along the shore I spy a ship
As she sets out to sea;
She spreads her sails and sniffs the breeze
And slips away from me.

I watch her fading image shrink,
As she moves on and on,
Until at last she’s but a speck,
Then someone says, “She’s gone.”

Gone where? Gone only from our sight
And from our farewell cries;
That ship will somewhere reappear
To other eager eyes.

Beyond the dim horizon’s rim
Resound the welcome drums,
And while we’re crying, “There she goes!”
They’re shouting, “Here she comes!”

We’re built to cruise for but a while
Upon this trackless sea
Until one day we sail away
Into infinity



~ John T. Baker ~

Good night and God bless

God has given me
Nothing but love and concern.
I have given God
Nothing but ignorance and self-defence.

God has given me
Nothing but Grace and praise.
I have given God
Nothing but frustration and accusation.

God has given me
Unconditionally<
br /> What He eternally has: Forgiveness.
I have given God
Unreservedly
What I eternally am: Ingratitude.





From “ The Dance of Light ” by Sri Chinmoy

If I cannot forgive myself
For all the blunders
That I have made
Over the years,
Then how can I proceed?
How can I ever
Dream perfection-dreams?
Move, I must, forward.
Fly, I must, upward.
Dive, I must, inward,
To be once more
What I truly am
And shall forever remain.

- Sri Chinmoy

Welcome Sammy

LOOKING THROUGH A BUM'S EYES
Joycelyn Solomon

I am a bum.
I am your worst nightmare but I do not care.
I have great insight and wisdom so let me share.
I have seen night and I also seen day.
I have seen happiness and I have seen pain.
I have witnessed the sane and the insane.
When you are thinking that you are really intact with the
world you are really living in this whirlwind.
So when you see me on the corner
Please pay me some mind.
Maybe you can see the world
through more than your eyes.

OUR ESSENCE - Honey Judith Rubin

The Essence is all that is unique
It's Names are our descriptors,
and all our titled beings
with their platitudes and plans
are but the shell of a seed
to be transformed
as life
gives birth
again

Welcome svl Have an awesome day

Welcome steph724

It is a wonderful thing to share your experience, strength and hope with each other. We can do that here by using this chat box and the forums above to the left. Some one may read your story and have a life changing experience. Have a great day...

Good morning

Welcome Colleen

Good Sunday morning to you We are all on level ground and no one is greater than your Higher Power. Recovery is like that. I have prayed and asked God how I may be of use today and all I got in answer is to bless you all in prayer. So, to all of you who see this, each to your own understanding, I pray for you, even though I have not met you, I do know you, may you be filled with love, peace, serenity, wisdom and understanding today...

Have a great day.

For we who are addicted, to any substance, truly have nothing but darkness, hopelessness and despair. We have no choice but to suffer. We who have found sobriety have peace, hope and the power of choice.

Welcome lambe007

HOPE

At times we think
we are so bad
our lives have been hard
We’re depressed and sad
at those times remember this
at birth, we were innocent
full of honesty and truth
When growing through situations
which have arisen, some dealt with
and other’s bricks added to our wall
behind the wall
our child still lives
The beauty to this
on even the darkest day
with faith in a Higher Power
those bricks can be knocked away
when the wall comes down
that wondrous day, our inner child
will be free to grow and play

Dave Schofield

ignore, "in a shot time" it should be, "in a short time"