the laurels i used to use were rested upon all the time. my moral inventory showed me, then taught me, how usin past accomplishments, burnt up morals, and misled behaviors led me to instances where i caused problems for myself and for others. havin sat in many meetins and made friends in the rooms, ive...
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today i understand the idea of mindin my own business. it doesnt mean i can always do that, but recovery has certainly curtailed my big fat mouth. this tradition has helped me remember that mindin my own, allowin others to live as they may, frees me from issues i just dont need to be involved...
the strength of my recovery is only as strong as the time and effort i put into it each day. when i am strong in my recovery, the program of recovery reaps the benefits of my efforts. i have to put into my recovery more an effort than the effort i did toward my active...
i aint one to say i advertise my recovery. sure, i write these daily post and post em on social media. and i aint afraid to talk about my recovery with anyone who may ask. but i dont walk down the street and shout look at me im in recovery. i like to think i...
what made the relationship between my sponsor and i in the beginnin was that he talked of his experience of what it was like. from those talks i could recognize and identify the illness within my own story. he didnt try to tell me anythin other than how he used alcohol as a solution that...
i can use this tradition in my personal program of recovery to live my life by. its introduced to me in step 2, and asked in steps 3, 6, and 7, to further expound my idea of my HP. im asked to try to build a relationship with my HP which can help me grow...
the fellowship of this thing we do allows me the opportunity to look beyond myself. when im able, i get to see the people who surround the program as a whole. the circle in the symbol of recovery reminds me that i am not alone. the circle reminds me that once i come to an...
when times of struggle surround me today, i need to think of all the events ive lived through in my recovery, rememberin how i made it through those times. what did i do, who did i reach out to, did i git my ass to a meetin, did i open my big book and search...
my sponsor brought me the program of recovery through his experience. he made recovery from my active alcoholism possible. he didnt try to turn me into a dry waller as he was. he didnt try to make me like the things he liked. sure, we spent time together in my early recovery, and when we...
i get to use tolerance today in conjunction with the prior steps before perseverance. actually, its more like tolerance has been a result of the prior 9 steps. when i gradually learned to tolerate myself, i began to gradually tolerate those around me. and it wasnt somethin that came overnight either, it took time for...