So, im a natural worrier. i worry constantly about my family, i worry about my friends...i can't help it...im just a worry wart.
I worry sometimes about my job; not about losing it, but in the field i work in, everything has to be precise, there's not a lot of room for error, so i try to be good at my job, and i believe that i am. On tough days, i tend to take my job home with me (mentally),. Today was one of those tough tough tough days and i knew that as soon as i got to my car, the pressures and recaps of todays events would be seated in the passenger seat next to me...so i prayed. and i asked GOD for some sort of a sign that everything would be alright..and i made my way home.
Shortly before i made it to my destination, worry about the day began to creep again into my mind, and right before i could begin againto dwell on these events, a car (literally from out of nowhere) pulled in front of me It didn't put me in any kind of danger or anything, it just kind of caught me off guard, because like i said, it came from nowhere, i couldn't even tell what kind of car it was. it just looked dark...well, im driving behind this car and notice a bright blue patch on this car and as i get closer, i see its a bumper sticker and the sticker says RELAX, GOD is in charge. As soon as i finished reading these words, the car made an unexpected turn and was gone. As cheesy as it may sound, i feel like that was the "sign" i had prayed for. I know that it was just some random bumper sticker, but it just brought me such relief to fully understand that and i encourage you all to just stop worrying about things you can't change...and to RELAX...GOD IS IN CHARGE!
God is good!!!
God is good!!!
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God is good!!!
Its those moments brief as they may be or too far apart that make me want to live another day.
Those are some really good moments.
Those are some really good moments.
I AM AWESOME MAN
God is good!!!
Odie;1122900 wrote: god is not in charge, you are.
We have responsibility for our thoughts and our deeds.
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
We have responsibility for our thoughts and our deeds.
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
I AM AWESOME MAN
God is good!!!
shibee;1122889 wrote: So, im a natural worrier. i worry constantly about my family, i worry about my friends...i can't help it...im just a worry wart.
I worry sometimes about my job; not about losing it, but in the field i work in, everything has to be precise, there's not a lot of room for error, so i try to be good at my job, and i believe that i am. On tough days, i tend to take my job home with me (mentally),. Today was one of those tough tough tough days and i knew that as soon as i got to my car, the pressures and recaps of todays events would be seated in the passenger seat next to me...so i prayed. and i asked GOD for some sort of a sign that everything would be alright..and i made my way home.
Shortly before i made it to my destination, worry about the day began to creep again into my mind, and right before i could begin againto dwell on these events, a car (literally from out of nowhere) pulled in front of me It didn't put me in any kind of danger or anything, it just kind of caught me off guard, because like i said, it came from nowhere, i couldn't even tell what kind of car it was. it just looked dark...well, im driving behind this car and notice a bright blue patch on this car and as i get closer, i see its a bumper sticker and the sticker says RELAX, GOD is in charge. As soon as i finished reading these words, the car made an unexpected turn and was gone. As cheesy as it may sound, i feel like that was the "sign" i had prayed for. I know that it was just some random bumper sticker, but it just brought me such relief to fully understand that and i encourage you all to just stop worrying about things you can't change...and to RELAX...GOD IS IN CHARGE!
Hey, you never know, maybe it was.
Try to relax with life.
I always say, there are only two things in life you can worry about:
The things you can control
And the things you can’t control.
If you stop worrying about the ones you can’t control it will greatly reduce the burden, then, just do something about the things you can control and you will be worry free.
I worry sometimes about my job; not about losing it, but in the field i work in, everything has to be precise, there's not a lot of room for error, so i try to be good at my job, and i believe that i am. On tough days, i tend to take my job home with me (mentally),. Today was one of those tough tough tough days and i knew that as soon as i got to my car, the pressures and recaps of todays events would be seated in the passenger seat next to me...so i prayed. and i asked GOD for some sort of a sign that everything would be alright..and i made my way home.
Shortly before i made it to my destination, worry about the day began to creep again into my mind, and right before i could begin againto dwell on these events, a car (literally from out of nowhere) pulled in front of me It didn't put me in any kind of danger or anything, it just kind of caught me off guard, because like i said, it came from nowhere, i couldn't even tell what kind of car it was. it just looked dark...well, im driving behind this car and notice a bright blue patch on this car and as i get closer, i see its a bumper sticker and the sticker says RELAX, GOD is in charge. As soon as i finished reading these words, the car made an unexpected turn and was gone. As cheesy as it may sound, i feel like that was the "sign" i had prayed for. I know that it was just some random bumper sticker, but it just brought me such relief to fully understand that and i encourage you all to just stop worrying about things you can't change...and to RELAX...GOD IS IN CHARGE!
Hey, you never know, maybe it was.
Try to relax with life.
I always say, there are only two things in life you can worry about:
The things you can control
And the things you can’t control.
If you stop worrying about the ones you can’t control it will greatly reduce the burden, then, just do something about the things you can control and you will be worry free.
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God is good!!!
Google the "Serenity Prayer" and read it. Make a copy to put on your fridge or save it to put on your computers desktop program. 
For you, shibee.
Attached files
For you, shibee.
Attached files
Life is a Highway. Let's share the Commute.
God is good!!!
Nomad;1122912 wrote: We have responsibility for our thoughts and our deeds.
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
That's something I have to remind myself of a lot. Whenever I'm trying to control life,Which is most of the time, it dumps on me and then I remember..."Let go, and let God"...thanks for reminding me of this Nomie, you have no idea just how much I needed to read your post today. Must be a God thing. :-6
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
That's something I have to remind myself of a lot. Whenever I'm trying to control life,Which is most of the time, it dumps on me and then I remember..."Let go, and let God"...thanks for reminding me of this Nomie, you have no idea just how much I needed to read your post today. Must be a God thing. :-6
God is good!!!
along-for-the-ride;1123048 wrote: Google the "Serenity Prayer" and read it.
I have two keychains with this on them...I just need to use it more. Thanks for reminding me of it. :-6
I have two keychains with this on them...I just need to use it more. Thanks for reminding me of it. :-6
God is good!!!
Nomad;1122912 wrote: We have responsibility for our thoughts and our deeds.
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
and just how would you do this?
by forgetting your problems?
moving on?
doesn't always work that way!;)
Never have I been in charge.
Relinquishing the weight of the world upon ourselves to our higher power is wise.
and just how would you do this?
by forgetting your problems?
moving on?
doesn't always work that way!;)
Life is just to short for drama.
God is good!!!
Odie;1123513 wrote: and just how would you do this?
by forgetting your problems?
moving on?
doesn't always work that way!;)
One of my biggest problems is worrying, that and anxiety so Im familiar with shouldering burdens. Mine, other peoples, zebras that get eaten by lions.....
I can only manage what I can manage.
Ive settled on my own theory and practice that works for me. Ive no idea what others do.
I try to be my best by doing what I think is my best. Doing alleviates some of the burden of having to dissect every little occurrence before acting.
Thats not to imply one should be mindless in their actions, reasoning is one of mans greatest tools and it should be utilized in every day matters.
If I instinctively believe choosing path A is going to be more beneficial than choosing path B its likely I will trust my instincts.
My mind gets me in trouble all the time, weighing decisions, what will others think or how will they be affected...its exhausting and it creates doubt in my mind. Im more apt to not act by over thinking.
My instincts rarely let me down, they know what is right and what is wrong. My instincts are nurtured and guided by something greater than myself.
Alone Im weak and unable to clearly manifest my own destiny. I falter and stumble, I hurt myself and others.
My guide is with me always so Im never alone and Ive come to trust and rely on this thing that shows me ways to move me this way or that.
I take full responsibility for my life, present and past. Thats fact.
Theres no other way because only I choose which purpose serves me best.
That coupled with the internal love that walks with me allows me to let myself be guided.
So I choose but I have help.
Considering my self destructive and addictive personality if I were alone Id not be here now.
On my worst days when all I wanted to do was die and be done with it, when I saw no hope of recovering, on all of those days my guide was there holding my hand and giving me opportunities that I fought and fought.
I was also given more misery than I could cope with. Enough misery that one moment of one day I had to decide if I wanted to live or if I wanted to die.
My guide offered me a vision and I accepted it, then it offered me fight and perseverence and after that the ability to find wisdom and not despair in the things I did to myself.
None of those things happened because I was in charge. I was helped with a love that lives in me that is my guide.
by forgetting your problems?
moving on?
doesn't always work that way!;)
One of my biggest problems is worrying, that and anxiety so Im familiar with shouldering burdens. Mine, other peoples, zebras that get eaten by lions.....
I can only manage what I can manage.
Ive settled on my own theory and practice that works for me. Ive no idea what others do.
I try to be my best by doing what I think is my best. Doing alleviates some of the burden of having to dissect every little occurrence before acting.
Thats not to imply one should be mindless in their actions, reasoning is one of mans greatest tools and it should be utilized in every day matters.
If I instinctively believe choosing path A is going to be more beneficial than choosing path B its likely I will trust my instincts.
My mind gets me in trouble all the time, weighing decisions, what will others think or how will they be affected...its exhausting and it creates doubt in my mind. Im more apt to not act by over thinking.
My instincts rarely let me down, they know what is right and what is wrong. My instincts are nurtured and guided by something greater than myself.
Alone Im weak and unable to clearly manifest my own destiny. I falter and stumble, I hurt myself and others.
My guide is with me always so Im never alone and Ive come to trust and rely on this thing that shows me ways to move me this way or that.
I take full responsibility for my life, present and past. Thats fact.
Theres no other way because only I choose which purpose serves me best.
That coupled with the internal love that walks with me allows me to let myself be guided.
So I choose but I have help.
Considering my self destructive and addictive personality if I were alone Id not be here now.
On my worst days when all I wanted to do was die and be done with it, when I saw no hope of recovering, on all of those days my guide was there holding my hand and giving me opportunities that I fought and fought.
I was also given more misery than I could cope with. Enough misery that one moment of one day I had to decide if I wanted to live or if I wanted to die.
My guide offered me a vision and I accepted it, then it offered me fight and perseverence and after that the ability to find wisdom and not despair in the things I did to myself.
None of those things happened because I was in charge. I was helped with a love that lives in me that is my guide.
I AM AWESOME MAN
God is good!!!
Nomad;1123612 wrote: One of my biggest problems is worrying, that and anxiety so Im familiar with shouldering burdens. Mine, other peoples, zebras that get eaten by lions.....
I can only manage what I can manage.
Ive settled on my own theory and practice that works for me. Ive no idea what others do.
I try to be my best by doing what I think is my best. Doing alleviates some of the burden of having to dissect every little occurrence before acting.
Thats not to imply one should be mindless in their actions, reasoning is one of mans greatest tools and it should be utilized in every day matters.
If I instinctively believe choosing path A is going to be more beneficial than choosing path B its likely I will trust my instincts.
My mind gets me in trouble all the time, weighing decisions, what will others think or how will they be affected...its exhausting and it creates doubt in my mind. Im more apt to not act by over thinking.
My instincts rarely let me down, they know what is right and what is wrong. My instincts are nurtured and guided by something greater than myself.
Alone Im weak and unable to clearly manifest my own destiny. I falter and stumble, I hurt myself and others.
My guide is with me always so Im never alone and Ive come to trust and rely on this thing that shows me ways to move me this way or that.
I take full responsibility for my life, present and past. Thats fact.
Theres no other way because only I choose which purpose serves me best.
That coupled with the internal love that walks with me allows me to let myself be guided.
So I choose but I have help.
Considering my self destructive and addictive personality if I were alone Id not be here now.
On my worst days when all I wanted to do was die and be done with it, when I saw no hope of recovering, on all of those days my guide was there holding my hand and giving me opportunities that I fought and fought.
I was also given more misery than I could cope with. Enough misery that one moment of one day I had to decide if I wanted to live or if I wanted to die.
My guide offered me a vision and I accepted it, then it offered me fight and perseverence and after that the ability to find wisdom and not despair in the things I did to myself.
None of those things happened because I was in charge. I was helped with a love that lives in me that is my guide.
I'm happy you have found peace, but for me in all of my miserable occasions, I needed help from people.........at certain times, even went to visit my dad's grave..........he was no longer there for me......if it wasn't for my husband 7 years ago and what I went thru then......I would not be here.
I can only manage what I can manage.
Ive settled on my own theory and practice that works for me. Ive no idea what others do.
I try to be my best by doing what I think is my best. Doing alleviates some of the burden of having to dissect every little occurrence before acting.
Thats not to imply one should be mindless in their actions, reasoning is one of mans greatest tools and it should be utilized in every day matters.
If I instinctively believe choosing path A is going to be more beneficial than choosing path B its likely I will trust my instincts.
My mind gets me in trouble all the time, weighing decisions, what will others think or how will they be affected...its exhausting and it creates doubt in my mind. Im more apt to not act by over thinking.
My instincts rarely let me down, they know what is right and what is wrong. My instincts are nurtured and guided by something greater than myself.
Alone Im weak and unable to clearly manifest my own destiny. I falter and stumble, I hurt myself and others.
My guide is with me always so Im never alone and Ive come to trust and rely on this thing that shows me ways to move me this way or that.
I take full responsibility for my life, present and past. Thats fact.
Theres no other way because only I choose which purpose serves me best.
That coupled with the internal love that walks with me allows me to let myself be guided.
So I choose but I have help.
Considering my self destructive and addictive personality if I were alone Id not be here now.
On my worst days when all I wanted to do was die and be done with it, when I saw no hope of recovering, on all of those days my guide was there holding my hand and giving me opportunities that I fought and fought.
I was also given more misery than I could cope with. Enough misery that one moment of one day I had to decide if I wanted to live or if I wanted to die.
My guide offered me a vision and I accepted it, then it offered me fight and perseverence and after that the ability to find wisdom and not despair in the things I did to myself.
None of those things happened because I was in charge. I was helped with a love that lives in me that is my guide.
I'm happy you have found peace, but for me in all of my miserable occasions, I needed help from people.........at certain times, even went to visit my dad's grave..........he was no longer there for me......if it wasn't for my husband 7 years ago and what I went thru then......I would not be here.
Life is just to short for drama.
God is good!!!
Thank for this lovely advice : Let go and let God. That is a wonderful idea. I shall do exactly that!
Happiness is not a destiny. It is a daily goal.