this is one of my fave ideas in this thing we do! its one of the simplest ideas i know in recovery, unless, of course, i try to complicate it with, ehem, joel. and dont think i didnt try to reject the program because of this very important decision, coz, i tried to over, and...
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my HP continuously discloses more to me when i maintain my part, workin and evolvin my program of recovery by exercisin willingness and patience. and it wasnt somethin that came naturally to me, i had to be shown how to do this thing. as ive learned how to live sober and spiritually, ive persisted in...
i had harmed my family, others, and myself very badly. it wasnt theirs, or anybody elses, responsibility to fix the mess i had made. i had used words before and always fell back on em. i had written solemn oaths and signed decrees promisin i would change. they were all ears, and surely, they may...
i always used to think, YOU, were the reason we could not get along. i could never see how many rules and regulations i had made that made, YOU, the problem. i could never see how thin skinned and easily butthurt i would get coz, YOU, didnt do what i wanted the way i wanted...
my recovery is very important to me, in fact, it is somethin i must place very high on my list of priorities. but it doesnt mean i can forget about the other priorities in my life either. my sponsor suggested to me, early in my recovery, i needed to rearrange my priorities in such a...
to say there was a very cathartic feelin in lettin go of all the shit that had kept me behaviorally, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually sick, to another i could trust, would be statin the obvious to the blind. no longer did i have to allow these emotions/feelins make me feel less than or keep me...
my recovery today involves cultivatin awareness and focusin on the here and now. from this i get to share in the benefits of mindfulness in my recovery. with this mindfulness i get to manage stress by keepin my attention on the present moment, rather than dwellin on past regrets or future worries. when practicin livin...
it stands to reason, as i tossed out lil bits of faith to watch fer the results of that hope, i understand today i was actually learnin how to throw away the days of doin my dirt. what an epiphany to have! as i prayed and listened fer his intuitive thought or direction, the old...
my HP has provided me with all the emotions i need to love life to its fullest. its my understandin that as i grow physically and emotionally these emotions do the same. they will evolve as i experience lifes mountains and valleys. while in the days of doin my dirt the emotions on the mountain...
if i still cling to somethin i will not let go, i ask my HP to help me be willin. even still today with years livin a life of recovery, i still want to make shit the way i want it. i want the full rewards of humility, but i dont want to feel vulnerable....