MajestyJo
05-27-2011, 03:34 PM
HAVING HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
Accepting My Mistakes
A few years ago at a quilt exhibition I saw a quilt that, in addition to being striking, had a spiritual lesson for me in the writing accompanying it. All such quilts, it seems, include a deliberate mistake in their design as a reminder to all who make, use, or even view, them that only God is perfect.
In addition to the humility and faith manifested in this choice, I also take heart from the notion that, after long and painstaking practice, I may reach a point where I can work my mistakes into the pattern of my life. Those parts of my life that I can't seem to accept and integrate will, I hope, come to fit into the larger fabric when viewed from a distance.
The memory of this quilt gives me hope that I may one day offer the tapestry of my life to a Higher Power who will say, "Well done. Only God is perfect."
Has Al-Anon helped me to stop striving for perfection?
Was sharing with a friend this week about how Ms. Perfection likes to come out and make my life difficult. She certainly is time consuming, obsessing and wanting to do things over and over again. I need to remember that when I turn things over, they come out as they are suppose to, not always as I would have them be.
One of my favorite lines in recovery is, "Accepting what is in the moment knowing that it is subject to change." The change can happen any time! It is important not to put my life on hold waiting for it to happen.
Accepting My Mistakes
A few years ago at a quilt exhibition I saw a quilt that, in addition to being striking, had a spiritual lesson for me in the writing accompanying it. All such quilts, it seems, include a deliberate mistake in their design as a reminder to all who make, use, or even view, them that only God is perfect.
In addition to the humility and faith manifested in this choice, I also take heart from the notion that, after long and painstaking practice, I may reach a point where I can work my mistakes into the pattern of my life. Those parts of my life that I can't seem to accept and integrate will, I hope, come to fit into the larger fabric when viewed from a distance.
The memory of this quilt gives me hope that I may one day offer the tapestry of my life to a Higher Power who will say, "Well done. Only God is perfect."
Has Al-Anon helped me to stop striving for perfection?
Was sharing with a friend this week about how Ms. Perfection likes to come out and make my life difficult. She certainly is time consuming, obsessing and wanting to do things over and over again. I need to remember that when I turn things over, they come out as they are suppose to, not always as I would have them be.
One of my favorite lines in recovery is, "Accepting what is in the moment knowing that it is subject to change." The change can happen any time! It is important not to put my life on hold waiting for it to happen.