![]() … And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God” ( Moro. Mormon advises his son to accept things he cannot change but, nevertheless, not to give up fighting for other things: “Behold, I am laboring with them continually and when I speak the word of God with sharpness they tremble and anger against me and when I use no sharpness they harden their hearts against it wherefore, I fear lest the Spirit of the Lord hath ceased striving with them. “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole” ( Job 5:17–18). In one German version of the Bible, the heading for the book of Job reads, “Job’s fortune-Job’s misfortune.” In spite of his misfortunes and initial complaints, Job developed the serenity to accept his God-given fate. Physical and spiritual tests are a part of our lives. He simply could not accept the reality of his accident. He kept asking himself the question, “How could I have had so little control over my life that such an accident could happen to me?” When he started to feel better, he attributed his recovery to himself alone, not to the doctors, and definitely not to the prayers of his faithful wife. At that time, he almost despaired at the fact that others held the reins and had the power to decide what would happen to him. He continually stresses that he is only happy, at least as most people understand happiness, when he himself has control of every situation and has a firm grip on the reins of his life. I know a man who does not believe in God. We often find it difficult to accept things that we cannot change. I would like to illustrate each with an example. I have often thought about these three qualities-serenity, courage, and wisdom. It says: “God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference” (adapted from a prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1943, in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 15th ed., p. So here I am! I make each piece of jewelry myself and say a little prayer for good juju over each piece, as I know it is going to one of my brothers or sisters in recovery.One of my favorite sayings is hanging in our home. ![]() ![]() And some people just say "Treat yo'self!!" :) I have seen people give jewelry as gifts to sponsors, to loved ones to show love and support, and gifts to sponsees to have something to grab onto in the rough times. To know they are not alone, and hopefully give them strength and hope. I started making the jewelry so people would have something tangible to hold and touch when they felt alone, down, or weak. I remember that comfort and empowerment that I felt and wanted to give others that feeling. It seemed to comfort and empower me, as I felt like there was someone or something out there looking out for me and believing in me when I couldn't believe in myself. I wore that pendant every day, and would touch it and hold on to it when I felt weak. And it made me so emotional, as I definitely felt like a lost cause at the time. The man in the movie had said "To him there are no lost causes". Jude pendant, as he is (among other things) the patron saint of lost causes. I had seen a movie where someone had worn a St. I got the idea for making recovery jewelry as I was thinking back over my early recovery.
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