i understand today the importance of this readin, givin back. tryin unsuccessfully fer years, i lived by my own will and did what i thought was best fer me. i did anythin i could, to quiet that gnawin sensation in the pit of my belly. when i came into the program and started to live...
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i always looked fer someone or somethin to give me somethin that might cost them, but not me. i always tried to protect myself from some unperceived harm. i always took, it didnt matter what it was, someones love, forgiveness, or property, as long as i could get some kind of use out of it...
When I needed it, I could never find a 'steps to forgiveness' guide; but recently wrote this down for a friend ( this is not about 'forgiving and forgetting' some minor trespass ) :- To forgive someone who Ruined your Life Forgiveness = Fore-giveness. You're the First one to Give the other person the right...
i understand i cant help everybody with every issue, thats why there are so many other professions or support groups available. my main goal in this is to keep myself in recovery, and if i can, show another how i have been able to do it through my actions, then maybe it will help them....
What is the quality of your thoughts? Right now, as you look at the life you are being given, how well are you receiving it? Do you have any negative thoughts? When they come, are your forced to bury them, push them away? Are you always thinking as long as you are awake? When you...
it was explained to me, if i wanted to receive the great benefits of this program and live as i had seen others livin in this program, i must learn the healthy behavioral habit of givin back instead of always livin the unhealthy, self-centered, behavior, of takin. i had been given love by people who...
my sponsor taught me that i must be willin to support the things in my life that are good fer me. he told me that the days of livin off of others were done; i needed to give to receive. he told me if i wanted to try to be willin to live by the...
My name is Jeff, I am an alcoholic in recovery. I have been in and out of recovery since 1989. I have been through the steps in Al Anon twice with two different sponsors and each time, it helped. Sadly, Al Anon does not put much focus on resentments and in 2017, I became very...
i remember how it felt to go through all that misery, it hurt, and damn did it suck! if i can help just 1 person not have to go through that shit, help show them a way out of all the chaos, and negative drama there is, when livin that type of lifestyle, then i...
Today was a very hard day for me. I spoke to God all morning until I fell back asleep. Had probably 10 cigarettes before noon. The depression and will to cry very present. I had to search for a therapist today, and it took me aware from my AA meetings, that I had been clinging...