pain, is what drove me to the doors of recovery. it was emotional, i couldnt handle the feelins within any more which made me feel worthless. it was psychological, the anxiety and depression i felt were consumin me. it was behavioral, i no longer had control of the behaviors i would display. it was spiritual,...
pride, as i understand it from the big book is simply conceit or arrogance. pride is most def a character defect if i let it be today. and sometimes even a shortcomin when i let it take hold and influence me so i dont do the shit i should be doin. when i let somethin...
in my early recovery those fuckin old timers used to tell me ALL about me. i would sit all butthurt wonderin just how the fuck they knew how i felt. and then they would tell me ALL about the shit i had done. i would think, bitch, ya dont know me. who da fuck are...
popular VR through Steam and Oculus has a child safety problem. VRChat “the future” social virtual reality. create and share social virtual worlds game players create social spaces avatars. creativity on display VRChat’s dark side Posing Predatory toxic behavior on the platform nearly anyone can download VRChat. fake account access harassment. Trust and Safety team...
humility has brought me freedom through recovery. recovery has brought me a sense a of the gift of humility. today im blessed to understand the limits of my self-will. and whats even better, that understandin continues to grow as i live the change recovery offers. it changes as i evolve within. ive learned that to...
i can remember attempts to get sober before this time. sure, i read the steps. sure, i made commitments to self to DO each step. sure, i meant them with all my heart. the simple truth is i didnt have the balls to DO them the next day. after havin lived and practiced em as...
just as i cannot say the exact day my alcoholism took root, i cannot say the exact day humility became a force in my life. i can say, as ive grown and evolved in my recovery the humility/humbleness ive experienced through spiritual experience has changed. i reckon the mere fact that i accepted i needed...
My one and only sister tech me that she came across the obituary of our mother who died suddenly back on July 10, 1997 while I was still an active alcoholic. Back then my sister and one brther had both disowned me because of my drinking. I have stated a many times during my recovery...
im still amazed at the how and why recovery works. even after over 17 yrs. of recovery, the peace and serenity i thought i would have accomplished, still continues to expand, and cultivate new and different horizons. the initial look at the shortcomins i had, opened the door for more honest attempts to dig deeper...
People that involve themselves in romantic relationships before healing their trauma wounds, are quite literally magnets for cyclical replay of experiences that remind them of whatever abandonment or abuse they experienced that they keep running away from. The reason this cycle plays out cyclically over and over again, is the yoUniverse does not pass you...