Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.
Sunday 4th August, 2013
Sunday 4th August, 2013
When climbing a steep hill,
we are often more conscious of
the weakness of our stumbling feet
than of the view, the grandeur,
or even of our upward progress.
Persevere. Persevere.
. Love and laugh. Rejoice.
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Mole"s check in
Yippety doo dah, yippety yay.
Today I'm taking a holiday!
stopping to look at the view - thanks movingalong
YAY Mole !
Enjoy your well earned break dear Mole!
xoxo
clement ci - day 266 attempting abstinence, 186 from self
Abstinence from unplanned time.
Abstinence from relying on self. AA Big Book says to rely on God. Quoted in my bookmarks : scroll down to "AA Big Book on fears : relying on God not self-reliance:"
My Plan is this:
:) ci
:) start timers
:) v task
:) cL
:) time log
quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 9am church
:) sort tasks
j task
:) do tasks
put away clothes
abstinence day counts
reflection
pre-plan tmrw
When we retire at night, we constructively review our day (BB).
THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (everything i "did well" comes from god, either thru gifts he's given me or the way he's transformed me)
fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb
Part 2 Checkin: RisingUP Sun. 8/4
I'm borrowing this from Mole (thanks Mole!):
THINGS I DID WELL THIS WEEKEND: I went food shopping in advance for the week. I made an appointment to get my car repaired and printed out coupons for it.
THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER: I could have not stayed up so late and woken up early enough to actually make the car appt. I made yesterday. I could have exercised yesterday after spending hours on the computer so I wouldn't be in pain today.
THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR: I am grateful that I still have the job, still have this roof over my head, had enough money to buy a week's worth of food, and still have some money left over for the car repairs I will do this week. I am grateful it's Sunday, for my coffee, for my donut, for my TV, for my bed, for my boyfriend.
"Surrender and Take the Next Right Action"
RisingUp Sun. Afternoon Checkin Aug. 4
Hello PA. Looks like I'm making this a weekly thing on Sundays instead of daily like I used to. Due to my preoccupation with full-time job and errands during the week. But perhaps i need more support than I realize.
This weekend so far:
1. I accomplished the heinous task of going food shopping on a Saturday. I feel really good about that. I overcame my fear of the crowds, and of leaving my room where I live (which is populated by not so savory characters). I've started several times this week coming and going after the rental office here closes so I can learn to face my fear. Turns out it's been fine, and I was overexaggerating this. As long as I'm in before it gets dark it's okay.
So now I have a week's worth of food in advance. That's a good start.
2. I spent half the day on Saturday printing auto repair coupons and making appointments online. I really had good intentions.
BUT:
Went to sleep at 3 am because I spent hours and hours reading spiritual material with Scripture references to give myself comfort. I needed to get back into it. That felt good, but I still had a spirit of fear over me, and ended up OVERSLEEPING NOT WAKING UP TIL PAST NOON TODAY!
3. I felt this spirit of FEAR over me all morning ... to the point that I cancelled my auto repair appointment. I even had the opportunity to meet my partner at the auto shop because he's getting his done too -- AND I STILL DIDN'T DO IT!
I don't feel well physically and I'm just totally out of tune today. So now this is going to mess up my work schedule all week to accommodate the auto service. Yet I feel a sense of relief from AVOIDING AGAIN. IT'S MY DRUG.
4. I am WILLING to at least empty my car out later today and buy some brake fluid, but knowing me that probably won't happen either.
I'm asking my Higher Power, in Jesus' name, to PLEASE HELP ME RELEASE THIS FEAR OF GETTING MY CAR FIXED. Thank you Lord, amen.
I went out to get some coffee at least. I will try to take care of myself for the next few hours and then regroup and see if at least some of those tasks are doable today.
5. Another issue that put a "wrench" (haha) in my car repair plans is that I tried to buy a purse I really wanted online, but they didn't accept my card, yet charged me the full amount for the authorization which won't drop off till the end of the week. So I tried to buy it using my other card, it went through, AND THEN I GOT AN EMAIL SAYING THE PRODUCT WAS SOLD OUT! So now I have TWO authorizations taken out of 2 accounts, lessening the amount of money I could have had for my car. Yet another reason to put off the car repair till the end of the week (at least one of them)
See how complicated I make such simple things? I'm really sick of myself. I need God to fix this defect in me. I make it too hard.
Glad to be here, PA.
Sunday afternoon
Thank you movingalong for the lovely starter
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show up (done), exer, plan, follow through
thanks moving for beautiful starter , GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME BACK TO
'Vulnerability
I've learned that the more vulnerable I allow myself to be, the more in control of myself I really am.
—Anonymous
Many
of us feel that we can only show our strong, confident side. We believe
the face we have to show to the world should always be one of
politeness, perfection, calm, strength, and control.
While
it is certainly good and often appropriate to be in control, calm, and
strong, there is another side to all of us - that part of us that feels
needy, becomes frightened, has doubts, and gets angry. That part of us
that needs care, love, and reassurance those things will be okay.
Expressing these needs makes us vulnerable and less than perfect, but
this side needs our acceptance too.
Allowing
ourselves to be vulnerable will help us build lasting relationships.
Sharing our vulnerabilities helps us feel close to people and helps
others feel close to us. It helps us grow in self-love and
self-acceptance. It helps us become healing agents. It allows us to
become whole and accessible to others.
Today, I will allow myself to be vulnerable with others when it's safe and appropriate to do so."
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
©1990
Mole's check in
Thank you for the lovely image movingalong...
i am checking in very late. Have decided to take a proper day off tomorrow, so I need to get a few things done today.
It is 5.30
brainstorm August
cook healthy meal
Work out what I need to do for C report
Work out what l need to do towards AGM And BGM
get things ready for tomorrow
bed by 11
THINGS I DID WELL TODAY
THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER
THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR.
My Day Today
I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.
I want to thank movingalong for starting this trend.
Things I will do today
1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting
2. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting
3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting
4. Go to the 8 a.m. telephone OA meeting
5. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone DA meeting
6. Go to the 9:50 a.m. telephone CLA activity line
7. Fix and eat breakfast
8. Take shower
9. Get dressed
10. Go to Kroger to get money orders
11. Go to the business meeting at 1 p.m.
12. Fix and eat dinner
13. Go to the 6:45 p.m. telephone OA meeting
14. Go to the 8 p.m. telephone CLA meeting
Thanks for letting me share