i cant really speak to the reasons money and spirituality dont mix, other than when i sought material happiness, it never lasted. today i get to live with an inner peace of mind that extends into a spiritual experience that hasnt stopped growin and evolvin since my recovery began. money nor material never lasted, the...
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It is important to share our feelings of wanting to use drugs. It is amazing how often newcomers think that it is really abnormal for a drug addict to want to use. When we feel the old urges come over us, we think there must be something wrong with us, and that other people in...
i can recall havin so many fuckin rules that everybody else had to live by. hell mannn, there were so many, they were so strict, i couldnt even live up to em myself. this mornins readin is an exact way of how i used to live my life. my 4th, 5th, and 8th steps showed...
in my early recovery my sponsor expressed the spiritual principle of anonymity, as far as this thing we do, as bein a principle i must follow with intent. ive tried to follow this suggestion throughout my recovery. it was suggested to me that i had the ability to harm this program of recovery, and this...
one of the benefits ive found, so often overlooked, is how as i work with a sponsee, sharin my experience, strength, and hope by tellin what it was like, what happened, and what its like today, is the opportunity for me to continue to lighten the burden of the alcoholism ive carried throughout my life....
this mornins daily gives me hope that i too can manage times of exceedingly difficult extremes usin what recovery has taught me. no matter what is happenin in my life, no matter the emotional distress, success, or failure, i can persevere and move through it, whether gracefully or not. all i have to do is...
when i think back of all that ive experienced in my recovery, its the times ive been able to use what ive learned about myself to make another smile from within. its the times ive helped another and seen the light come on in their eyes. its the times ive gotten letters from prisons or...
in movin forward to make amends from a list i had to work hard at makin, it does me no good to try rebuildin relationships with those i harmed if i remain stuck in the idea that the steps help only me. though they are an avenue for me to use to heal from my...
what i can say about the results ive experienced from livin the principles of recovery, is that ive had many “ah-ha” moments, which have led to a spiritual experience that started the day i entered the rooms and continues even as i write this personal daily. i feel like i dont have to really take...