acceptin success or failure these days is much easier than in the days of doin my dirt, when i didnt really rightly know how to. then everythin was a celebration, whether it be success or a failure. i had to drink to celebrate an occasion or i had to drink a failure away, either way...
gratitude is what i have to say this mornins readin reminds me to keep in me. fer many years, before my recovery began, i wasnt happy within, i wasnt at peace, i cant say that today. i have found a way to be ok with me. i no longer have to fight whats inside of...
Hello to all my family on ITR ~ Thank you all for helping me to stay sober and alive during some very trying times in my recovery; thank YOU! I am beyond amazed at the Grace of a Higher Power to assist me in this project for over 3 years. Without God, I would have...
Hello to all my family on ITR ~ Thank you all for helping me to stay sober and alive during some very trying times in my recovery; thank YOU! I am beyond amazed at the Grace of a Higher Power to assist me in this project for over 3 years. Without God, I would have...
whenever i read this passage, it always makes me think of how i need to keep my thoughts and actions with my HPs will. how service work among my peers truly shows my willingness to complete His will. as i continue to live His will in my life to the best of my ability, i...
recovery has happened fer me as a result of the practice of all the 12 spiritual principles of this thing we do. it is what has helped me to continue to grow emotionally healthy. i get to be a part of the fellowship formin relationships with others. i get to share with others a common...
this is somethin i can get caught up in really quickly, judgin others. i have to remember who and what i am when i go to doin this. i have to remember the state i was once in that brought me to this thing we do, and the reasons why. when i am able to...
listenin to others is somethin that was always tough fer me to do, i may have heard em but never listened. i learned through recovery the ego problems i had, had always kept me from participatin in any conversation with another. when i came into the rooms it was somethin i had to learn to...
i have received so much from this thing we do. i feel i have a responsibility to give freely of what i have so others may receive the same great gift. sharin and givin are actions i always thought i did but i learned through the process of progressin through the principles, there was always...
i can remember people lookin at me and tellin me, "ya just dont get it, do ya joel?" they were right i didnt, i couldnt, if i could have i wouldnt have drank like i did. my mind was so filled with selfishness, confusion, and delusion, all that mattered to me was what i wanted,...