Hello to all my family on ITR ~ Thank you all for helping me to stay sober and alive during some very trying times in my recovery; thank YOU! I am beyond amazed at the Grace of a Higher Power to assist me in this project for over 3 years. Without God, I would have...
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whenever i read this passage, it always makes me think of how i need to keep my thoughts and actions with my HPs will. how service work among my peers truly shows my willingness to complete His will. as i continue to live His will in my life to the best of my ability, i...
recovery has happened fer me as a result of the practice of all the 12 spiritual principles of this thing we do. it is what has helped me to continue to grow emotionally healthy. i get to be a part of the fellowship formin relationships with others. i get to share with others a common...
this is somethin i can get caught up in really quickly, judgin others. i have to remember who and what i am when i go to doin this. i have to remember the state i was once in that brought me to this thing we do, and the reasons why. when i am able to...
listenin to others is somethin that was always tough fer me to do, i may have heard em but never listened. i learned through recovery the ego problems i had, had always kept me from participatin in any conversation with another. when i came into the rooms it was somethin i had to learn to...
i have received so much from this thing we do. i feel i have a responsibility to give freely of what i have so others may receive the same great gift. sharin and givin are actions i always thought i did but i learned through the process of progressin through the principles, there was always...
i can remember people lookin at me and tellin me, "ya just dont get it, do ya joel?" they were right i didnt, i couldnt, if i could have i wouldnt have drank like i did. my mind was so filled with selfishness, confusion, and delusion, all that mattered to me was what i wanted,...
right off the bat i noticed somethin was a lil different about my sponsor, he seemed to have a calm about him, a peacefulness he walked with. we started our relationship gettin to know each other as most do, but there was a genuine quality about him that was somethin i wasnt used to after...
im down with how service work is spoken so much of in this thing we do. i have learned it truly is a savin grace when i am beatin myself up. my sponsor started teachin me this principle early on. i would tell him of some personal struggle i was havin and he would tell...
this idea of helpin others and continuin to walk a spiritual path has done great things fer me. i can remember wonderin if the way i was livin would ever change, fear surrounded me every day. today my life has changed, i still get fearful of life and at times it can be very strong,...