when i practice the principle of spiritual awareness i dont have to worry about becomin complacent and rely upon self. recovery has taught me what i need to watch for when it comes to selfishness and self-sufficiency. i aint tryina say that i dont fall into the acts of relyin upon self, cause i do...
there is somethin to be said about intentionally avoidin controversy. well, sit right back and ill spin a yarn on how recovery has taught me how to do it. before my recovery began, as stated before, controversy was somethin i craved. i always needed it while drunk or high, it seemed to provide me a...
back in the days of doin my dirt, it wasnt beyond me to insert myself in anythin i thought my opinion mattered (and that was a lot). this especially happened when i was drinkin or gettin high. now when i wasnt drinkin or gettin high, i was too preoccupied with self to worry about what...
by perseverin in my program of recovery i show myself, and others, its power granted me by my HP. each of the spiritual principles get practiced each day as i live among the world around me. livin recovery as best as i can i get to build relationships with others that are strong and offer...
my recovery has to be placed as a high priority in my life today. second only to the relationship i have with God and my willingness to do as i perceive His will is, i cannot afford to let go of what i have worked so hard for. i dont want to go back to...
the first time i met my sponsor he told me that he was able to find recovery from what his sponsor told him. my sponsor told me that he would help me find recovery by tellin me his story. today, i get to do as my sponsors, sponsor did for my sponsor, share my experience,...
it is beneficial to me today to keep my priorities in life clear and concise. i have to define them in such a manner that there is no possible way for me to try to wrangle around with em placin me over them. when i keep them explicit and terse, characterized in an order that...
followin the traditions of recovery are just as important to me as doin and livin the steps. i must follow and live each of the spiritual principles in both the steps and the traditions if i want to feel the solutions of the program work in my life. learnin how to exist and live the...
for me, it is by faith that i have been able to make this thing we do work in my life. i could not have told you when i first started this journey if recovery would work for me or not. i was confused and lost, because of those feelins, the desperation i felt within,...
what i know best is that i am an alcoholic. recovery has provided me the tools to look into my life and explore what makes me an alcoholic. today i am sold on what this program has to offer me as a way away from alcoholism. though i know i may never be cured, ive...