i have a pretty good idea of where i would be today if the message of recovery wasnt carried to me. through people of all ages, religions, and gender, others told me their story and offered me the forgiveness, hope, and love, i needed to gain recovery. i had beaten myself into such a level...
the past i have traveled, the things i have said, and the things i have done while in active alcoholism give me no right to judge another, its not my place. thats not to say i shouldnt be mindful of the world around me which can potentially cause me problems. i do have to use...
it does me no good to involve myself in the chaos of another when my goal is to help them. i need to get an understandin of the problem for sure, but to throw stones, does me no good in offerin a solution to any problem. it was made clear to me when i came...
it is true that when i take the time to listen to another rather than run my mouth i receive more the benefit than they do. it is a wondrous paradox. i have always held the belief that when i am able to only sit with someone without a word spoken there is a calmin...
experience has taught me that i do not know everythin. today i may have my opinions, but that is just exactly what they are, opinions. today i also hold beliefs; none are truly cast in stone as things do change without notice. i am willin to learn today. i do believe that my alcoholism caused...
tryin to story tell or ad-lib any parts of my experience does no good for the person i am speakin with or for myself. i MUST be honest about the events that took away the most cherished parts of my life. when i can passionately relay my experience, strength, and hope, i open the door...
gettin with others and workin on a common solution is what my sponsor told me to do when ev i was startin to beat myself up emotionally. today it is what i believe helps others and myself build the bond we need to be able to move forward in our individual recovery. loneliness and self-torture...
when i take the responsibility i have toward recovery to heart, i get to help people every day. and its not just with alcoholism; its helpin them to be a better person, worker, parent, father, mother, whatever it is that im helpin them with. my sponsor told me, early in my recovery, that when i...
today, i know from experience that i cannot maintain my recovery by myself; i need the help of others. to keep my spirituality growin, work with others is necessary. i dont want spiritual regression, i want spiritual progression. though i may ask my HP for help in direction, my spirituality only grows when i use...
i remember the way i used to feel so demoralized as i was growin up when my stepfather would talk down to me. as a young un there wasnt really anythin i could do about it other than just take it. as i grew older people would try the same shit with me and it...