Why I Pray In The Shower

If you were to describe who you are in only a few words, how would you do so? Would you say you’re a loving parent or spouse? A nice person maybe. Or perhaps a hard worker?   Of course some of us would use other things to describe who we are and I would simply say I’m a good person, but this doesn’t describe all of who I am. While I am a good person I also consider myself to be all the other things I mentioned and even more. For example I am also a spiritual person. There are times however, when my behaviors contradicts who I say I am and this causes me to feel bad. Fortunately I have learned that this is all right as long as I’m aware of it and try harder to correct these types of behaviors. I don’t know of anyone who is always being who they say they are and this is also part of who we are. As far as my own life goes, not always being who I say I am helps me to see what I need to improve on to be a better father, husband, worker, and person, and especially to realize how much more spiritual growth I need. So who are we?  It depends on who we want to be. Maybe if we keep it simple all we need to do is to keep trying to be a better person. Not better then other people. But better then we were before. I know this has helped me to also be a much happier person.

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“When it rain it pours.”  “That’s just my luck.”  “Why does this always happen to me?”  Do you or anyone you know say these things any time something goes wrong in life? Although saying statements like these may not seem like a big deal, studies have shown that we can actually cause continued negative events in our life as a result of it. No matter what you may believe to the contrary, negative and adverse things will  be a part of your life until you change not only what you say, but especially what you think. Our thoughts are more powerful then you might imagine and when you speak negative thoughts out loud it actually confirms that they’re true. It took me quite a few years and a lot of practice in my sobriety to fully be able to change my thoughts from negative ones to positive ones, but it was well worth the effort. Today I have very few problems in my life, but if I do experience some unwanted or adverse situation,  I use it as a chance to grow personally and spiritually. As I said though, it took a lot of time and practice to change how I think and even today there are times when I catch myself thinking negatively. Fortunately I have learned that stopping these negative thoughts and trying to find the positive in an adverse situation helps me live a happier and more useful life. A life that while certainly not perfect, is much better now then when I was drinking and creating a life that while not always lived in misery, sure seemed that way because of my negative thinking.

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