i have come to understand that the mere accumulation of knowledge, however intellectually satisfyin, possesses no real efficacy unless i translate that understandin into purposeful and sustained action. my earlier attempts to rely on insight alone, without embodyin it, proved barren, exposin how easily awareness can masquerade as growth. meaningful transformation began only when i...
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the sensory system of Service in my recovery has evolved into a disciplined, almost ascetic practice through which i engage the directive to carry the message through my story to alcoholics and to embody these principles in all my affairs. when i disclose the trajectory of my own reconstruction, shaped by sustained surrender to my...
havin experienced a spiritual awakenin of the educational variety as the result of the daily practice of the spiritual principles of recovery, ive come to understand that Spiritual Awareness is not a single moment but a steady unfurlin of grace from my HP. the serenity granted me today is somethin i could never have summoned...
the spiritual awakenin spoken of in this morns readin is not only possible but became inevitable for me as i submitted myself to the quiet, persistent call of Spiritual Awareness. when i first entered the rooms, i could not imagine bein happy from the inside outward; such an interior transformation felt reserved for others, never...
as far as anybody knowin i am in recovery from alcoholism or addiction, i truly do not care. i spent so much of my life bein judged that today, if someone still wants to stand in that posture, that burden belongs entirely to them. early in my recovery my sponsor taught me that what others...
i have learned, through hard and often insuperable work, that Spiritual Awareness asks me to dissolve the false pride and ego that once blinded me to the responsibility entrusted to me. my HP has shown me that protectin my recovery is not an act of self-preservation alone but a sacred duty, one grounded in attraction,...
i try to live my life today in a way that, wherever i go and whoever i meet, whether in person or through other means, i show up as an asset rather than a burden. early in my recovery, my sponsor told me to bring somethin to every encounter: a willingness to be present, useful,...
the Spiritual Principle of Anonymity has become one of my greatest teachers, revealin that mindin my own business is often the clearest path to peace. when i stay aligned with what i perceive my HP asks of me, i am spared the perils of the limelight; those moments when ego pushes me center-stage and my...
this thing we do remains a quiet, interior labor, held in the hearts of those who practice its spiritual principles with seriousness and Spiritual Awareness. it was never built for financial success; its only aim is to reach those who can no longer reach themselves. what makes it unique to me is its constancy, and...
ive come to understand that the way i work my recovery never has to match anothers, because the real test is whether the spiritual principles of this thing we do break into my life and reshapes my inner landscape. when im practicin Spiritual Awareness, the steps, or the traditions, my rhythm may differ from the...