when i came into the rooms, even though i couldnt feel it, i was powerless and that kept me a prisoner of lethargy. i can remember feelin like i had no real purpose. my alcoholism only bred pessimism, anger, hate, and self-worthlessness. as i watched those around me seem to flourish, the recovery they were...
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Last night I had the honor to be the guest speaker at a co-ed Big Book 12 Step zoom meeting in Newport. It was on Step 5. Admitted to God, ourselves, and another human the exact nature of our wrongs. All the deep dark crannies from my past. The secrets I would never let see...
since my recovery has begun ive had to surrender to many parts about myself that i had always held as philosophies for my life. many of these were ideas that i thought would sustain me throughout my life. fortunately, each failed me no matter how hard i tried to convince myself of their false truth....
Just for Today This is NA Fellowship-approved literature. Copyright © 1983 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Tell yourself: Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs. Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in...
it is only by acceptin and solvin my personal problems that i was able to begin to get right with myself, with the world about me, and with my HP. with the hope i was given in my early recovery by those who had come before me, i was able to begin to open my...
in my early recovery the 9th step promises offered me hope. as i looked forward to livin toward them i learned some of the step 2 promises. i learned that when i took action of my life, i could turn to a hope that faith in somethin greater than i could restore me to sanity...
Click the YouTube link for How It Works https://youtu.be/2t8ZEiGz… I have been asked to narrate a variety of things over the years. Here is one of the latest requests, which is an excerpt from Chapter 5 of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous HOW IT WORKS HEY FOLKS IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT GRATEFUL...
when i have healthy, realistic, expectations, i get to look forward to somethin happenin in my life after i have worked hard for it. there is a difference today in the meanin of expectation that differs from its meanin when i was out doin my dirt. and this doesnt mean that i bank on my...
https://youtu.be/8LMB6K4rTGU https://youtu.be/1mXnU1Hr… Monday, February 15, 2021 8:30 AM “Joy of Recovery Meeting” Speaker: susanr001 Topic: “Practicing Trust in Recovery” Practicing the principle of trust may require overcoming a sense of fear about the process of being restored to sanity. Even if we’ve been clean only a short time, we’ve probably already experienced some emotional pain...
there was a time when i was one of those, “far too smart for my own good” types of people, and sometimes i can still be when my spiritual malady gets in the way. i tried everythin and every way to outthink or overthink anythin i ever did back in the days of doin my...