anythin that has been any good for me has taken me time, work, and practice to obtain. my recovery, especially speakin of my emotional stability, took time to get some kind of control over. plagued by waves of guilt for the things i had done to my family, my acquaintances, and myself, i struggled early...
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i never had much a thought about listenin to others. let alone God. i might listen for a minute, but usually found fault or error in what i heard and immediately shut down hearin anythin else. recovery has taught me the failure of a closed mind. it has taught me that if i want to...
August 4 When Is A Secret Not A Secret? "Addicts tend to live secret lives…. It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past." Basic Text, p.32 We've heard it said that "we're as sick as our secrets" What do we keep secret, and...
i reckon the best way for me to keep God out of my life, even when i keep with faith, is to not do my part in what ev i need to do to acquire what ev it is i am after. its like i cant hope, wish, and pray for employment if i dont...
bein that ive learned that the spiritual principle of step 8 is brotherly love, recovery has asked me to use the prior spiritual principles to be of maximum service to my HP and the people about me. this does require that i lean on the knowledge ive learned about myself through the process of personal...
Yes the Big Book 12 Steps do refer to a person who is unfortunately ugh..well, (constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves). What does that even mean? A good description of it in my experience was when I was banging out meetings, going on commitments and setting up, cleaning up the hall. I was committed...
its been my experience that i will never graduate from recovery. i will never be able to stop livin toward the change it provides me in my life. i tried that method and it did not work, my self-will is too strong. the only way i can keep what i have been gifted is to...
as i endeavor to live attuned to the will of my HP, i must live a life that is in harmony with my fellows. this means that i work toward livin as spiritual life as possible. though the idea of the principles within recovery may be theorized and i may talk about em, they do...
i use the serenity prayer often. it is a prayer that offers me peace of mind when i am full of myself. whether its my ego or fear, anger or frustration, control or unmanageability, the serenity prayer reminds me just who i am. it humbles me remindin me that i am not God. that control...
cuz W T F !??? I am grateful for my education. That's not the problem. I am grateful for my insatiable lust for knowledge, and persistent tenacity for digging up truth. That's NOT the problem. The problem is, every effing therapist I've had is so fascinated with my intellect, that it distracts them (ALL OF...