even as i struggled within when i 1st came into the rooms, i knew deep within, i had to be done with all the nonsense. and as each day went by, even as the depression and fear i held within seemed to grow and subside, i didnt know if this thing we do would work...
when i practice perseverance, i practice each of the prior 9 steps. an open mind allows me the opportunity to explore my recovery and learn how to use and apply each spiritual principle. when im open-minded it means that im receptive to new and different opinions and ideas. it is the willingness to at least...
how am i to carry the vision of my HPs will into all of my activities? one of the 1st things i do each day, is read a couple of inspirational recovery readins. from those readins i pray, askin my HP to help me live them in my life just for that day. then i...
one of the most dangerous things i can do is use what ive learned about myself against myself or others. just because ive been fortunate enough to find out how i can use recoverys spiritual principles to overcome the devastatin and evil sides of me, i am not infallible, nor impervious, to my alcoholism. i...
do ya wanna know what i think gets monotonous? wakin every day, i mean comin to, and bein full of fear. bein scared because i dont know how im gonna manage my day. knowin that at some point, ima drink yet again and not have any control over what i do or what i say....
recovery taught me a healthy sense of personal responsibility, somethin i didnt have before it began. sure mannn, i paid my bills and kept a job, i had to have some place to live and a way to pay for my alcohol and drugs back in the days of doin my dirt. but in time...
with the idea of a spiritual axiom i get to look into myself and finger out whats goin on. in the past i didnt want to, i felt i didnt need to. but as recovery has shown me, then taught me, it was in those times i would become reliant upon the oblivion alcohol provided...
i learned through steps 4 & 5 how resentment has the power to kill me. i learned how i can carry them with me and use them as weapons against others to make myself feel better. through the admittance, surrender, and acceptance, ive learned how to tolerate the goins on around me. i dont have...
today i aint gotta use alcohol to combat the emotions or feelins i feel. selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, or fear dont run my life like they once did. it doesnt mean that i dont feel them from time to time because i do, its just that recovery has offered me solutions that help me when i...
before i had even come to step 11 my sponsor had suggested that i read pages 85 & 86 and try to make the practice of mornin and evenin prayer & meditation a staple in my daily life. well, ya’ll know how those suggestions go and what they really mean. bein as smooth a talker...