June 28 Group Conscience "Working with others is only the beginning of service work." Basic Text, p.56 Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our efforts at service...
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when i think of the traditions and the way they can work in my life, i must think of how they were written and most importantly, why they were written. tradition 6 reminds me that determination, willingness, and perseverance of what recovery has taught me about myself, has to come from the wisdom and knowledge...
today i strive to live by the spiritual principles of recovery. i do this because recovery has shown me how to take my troubles as they come, how to maintain a calm and composed behavior amid pressin duties and unendin engagements, how to rise above the distressin and disturbin circumstances in which i am set...
when i came into the rooms the communication skills i had were severely lackin. conviviality, companionship, and colorful imagination only came when i could get my hands on a jug or what ev else it was that i wanted that i thought would make me happy now. it was much the same when it came...
it has been my experience that God will provide me the answers and things i need freely. but there is more to it than the reception of such gifts. once ive received em, if i want to keep em, i must do what it takes to keep them. it means cooperation on my part, on...
Awakening to Our Spirituality When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where we can use our energy to make a difference and where we need to let go. Learning to step away from conflict once it has started is sometimes harder than not getting...
livin this way of life and havin the personal beliefs that there may be a spiritual life beyond death, helps me to understand that the actions, behaviors, and thinkin, i do while livin here on earth is a practice for somethin spiritual beyond today. when i live my best today, as good as i can,...
the days before recovery began for me were filled with an evil eye of askance. i felt within that the ones who i thought i had trusted had harmed me so i wasnt able to give trust as freely as i am today. i learned through personal inventory that the reasons i had been harmed...
.While America figures this all out, I'm going to continue holding doors for strangers, letting people cut in front of me in traffic, saying good morning, being patient with my waiters, and smile at strangers as often as I am provided the opportunity. Because I will not stand idly by and let God's children live...
i remember thinkin i could change everythin around me if i had just acted a certain way, did the things i thought would make others happy, never realizin that it was all a selfish rouse. i was much like the actor mentioned after the 12 steps in chapter 5. i was always tryin to set...