Steps on our Road to Recovery

Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for 28 February to 3 March 2000.

Published Last Week. A daily hint published each day since June 1996. This is past my third year anniversary since starting my web pages. Page Down for the next days that are added a day at a time. I have moved to http://www.recoverybydiscovery.com and this daily page is now here at daily.htm . I would appreciate any feedback, questions and suggestions that you have.

28 February 2000

Why does blaming others not make sense?

Because the one thing that is in common is ourselves. No matter what

we may think caused our problem, our problem always comes back to

ourselves. I just completed throwing up a couple days of food and a slight

temperature. I guess a form of the flu or some bad food. I am responsible

for where I went and where I ate. I was the one with the subconscious need

to go through this challenge and also to go where I could trigger "it". My need

for "it" was somewhere in my mind, body and or spirit. I was just not aware

of "it" until "it" happened. I may have triggered it by eating too much for a couple

of days. I may have been around someone who reminded me of my need to

experience "it". I even may have needed to find someone with the reminder of

a different strain of flu than was in my flu shot. Even, no matter what spirit may

tell me that the cause of "it" is, my wiser response is to forgive myself and anyone

else involved. There is only one answer to our challenges. Forgive and move on

to something better.

29 February 2000

What is special about today?

This is my first anniversary of completing my first career. I leapt out of that on

the 29th of February 1996. I am also taking a leap of faith by creating a quiz

on abortion that could bring the sides together. I say could, because anyone

taking the abortion quiz has to take it with an open mind to pass the quiz.

1 March 2000

What had I noticed before about some people caught up in the abortion issue?

First, that they are on the black and white ends of a grey spectrum that goes from

black to white. Second, that the black and white and grey have things in common.

Third, some of the positions did not seem to be consistent with their other positions.

You might be interested in looking at any issue that you and or others are upset

about and see when "First, Second and Third" above apply.

2 March 2000

What were other clues to inconsistencies?

People I knew that were anti abortion and claiming pro life, were often pro

death penalties. They were often for less welfare and yet stopping abortion was

likely to increase welfare. Well, what about the other extreme, pro choice? Were

they supportive of giving choice to those against them? How pro choice were they?

What is wrong with pro life and pro choice? Then the question becomes one

of how to make life and choice better for all concerned. Sometimes it helps to ask

the following question: What would be wiser to do, when it is our children involved?

What would you do with the abortion issue, when it is your children? In a way it is.

3 March 1999

What way would it be wise to look at any issue?

As if it was our loved children involved! That is how God looks at any issue.

Of course, we have the free will to not let God help and or advise or to show

His love. But He has longer than we do. He can outwait us. In infinite time there

is time enough to wound all heals and to heal all wounds. Even parents sometimes

have to let consequences of actions and thinking happen for their children to learn

better ways to act and think.

Enough for Today,

Michael Foster, MA

Your Recovery by Discovery Coach

https://www.recoverybydiscovery.com

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