Month: September 2015

A Quick Note Of Thanks…

Today’s entry is more of a brief personal note of thanks for all those out there who have ever prayed for my healing, sent me positive energy, and blessed me with love and light.

Having struggled for as long as I have with various pains and ailments that science and medicine couldn’t resolve, there have been so many days I’ve just wanted to give up. Yet, somehow I never have and I honestly believe that’s much in part due to all of you out there who have ever prayed for me or sent me healing energy.

I’m a firm believer that prayers and blessings do work, even if it might take longer than I want or manifest in ways different from what I continue to hope for. And while I may not be in vibrant health yet, I am ultimately convinced all those prayers and healing energies are helping to eventually make it happen.

So thanks again for all of you out there who have remained with me on my healing journey in each of your own ways. I’m extremely grateful to God for this and I hope you know I wouldn’t have made it this far if it wasn’t for all you each have done and continue to do for me.

I love you all…

Peace, love, light, and joy,

Andrew Arthur Dawson

Daily Reflection

“Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.” (Elizabeth George)

I’ve had the tendency for a very long time to think there’s something I need to do, something I need to change, or something I need to work on when things aren’t where my mind wants them to be. And I’ve often searched quite diligently and used every bit of my strength to push myself in whatever direction I need to, hoping it will help me find the answer on how to ease my mind. But what I’ve been learning recently is that this type of programming doesn’t work for me anymore, as it only causes me to be extremely tense, to beat myself up, and to think I’m not doing well enough in some aspect of my life. The reality is that I’m already doing plenty and instead need to be much kinder with myself because in doing so, I’ve noticed it helps to soothe my mind and remain calm, no matter what it is I’m going through. But even better, it also seems to help lessen some of my pain, which is precisely why I plan on being more gentle with myself the next time I find my mind trying to tell me I’m not doing enough in some area of my life.

I pray that I may become gentler with myself in every area of my life and that I remember that the next time my mind tries convincing me I’m not doing good enough because I am. 

Peace, love, light, and joy,

Andrew Arthur Dawson

A Prayer For Living One Day At A Time

My mind has been future tripping a lot lately and all of it has to do with what I’ve been writing about just as much in here, and that’s my health. Having gone through long periods of chronic pain and suffering now for years, it’s been hard not to think about my future and what the state of my health will be next week, next month, next year, etc. But every time I do so, I’m reminded of a principle I learned the very first day I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and that’s to live “One Day At A Time”. That’s why I decided it was best for me to write the following prayer today, knowing it will help keep myself more focused on that important principle.

“Dear God, I keep struggling to stay in today. My mind seems to constantly drift off into incessant worries about the future and how my life is going to be in it. I know it’s not helping me on any level anytime I do this, but my fear continues to overpower me and lead me that way. Please God help me to stay more in the moment and more in the now, as I know in doing so, it will make life far more bearable. And please help me to remember each time my fear begins to overwhelm me, that You have the ultimate plan and that everything truly is going to be ok. Amen.”

Peace, love, light, and joy,

Andrew Arthur Dawson