For Today: September 6th

When one door of happiness closes, another opens;  but often we look so long  at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

Helen Keller

It’s the end.  I had such hopes. What happened?

What happened was that God had other plans for me.  If I cling to what wasn’t—and can never be---I won’t see anything else.  If I keep moaning about what I thought I wanted, I’ll miss what is unfolding before my eyes.

My Higher Power knows what I need.  I can remember other closed doors, in each instance my life took a turn for the better, even though I may not have thought so at the time.  It will be no different now.

God is the producer of this show, not I.  When the next act begins, I want to be ready.

For Today:  I am willing to let go bygone happiness, and know that by letting go I become free to experience something new.  I may not see it now, but I have faith that it will come.

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"God is the producer of this show, not I."  When I remember that fact, I am able to let go of 'my way'and take what comes, with the knowledge that it's God's plan FOR me.  "My way" brought me to my knees in desperation, obesity & addiction.  "God's way" gives me freedom & a joy for life I never dreamed possible.

"Man plans & God laughs" is one of my favorite sayings.  Every morning when I wake up, I say a prayer putting my day in His hands and surrendering MY way. When I am at a loss over what to DO, I shoot up a prayer, sit back & await further instruction.  I do the footwork (by staying abstinent from my various addictions) and allow God to do the rest.

For today, I pray to stay the course, to do the footwork, and to have faith in the fact that whatever door may close for me, another WILL open and reveal something new & interesting for me.  I may not know the 'whys' of everything that happens, but I DO know that God has a plan for me & I accept that fact.