whenever i move forward in my day, tryin to take my self-will out of the equation, i must use the willingness and faith the program asks me to. i aint gotta, its only a suggestion turned a must, but recallin the shitstorm i left behind before my recovery began, i gotta try to use willingness...
One of the strangest questions I have had someone ask me. Do I love myself? One of my journal prompts for today asked me that question. I knew that I wanted to blog about this. In recovery, everyone is always reminding us to love ourselves. As I have gone through my NA journey and my...
it is an effort to use the healin recovery offers to overcome my self-will. it is an ongoin endeavor to persevere over the most deeply engrained characters i possess. if i want to rid myself of selfishness, anger, self-pity, hatred, corruption, and old attitudes, i have to give up old hangouts, old friends, old behaviors,...
how many times today do i take my will back forgettin what recovery has not only taught me, but even better yet, shown me, about hope? how often do i go to settin myself up for disappointment, thinkin, “i got this shit”! if im to be completely candid, rememberin how honesty has given me the...
it has been my experience that when i remain disciplined toward livin the change recovery offers me, i must continually remind myself that im not the one runnin the show today. when i forget this simple idea i set myself up for undue excitement, fear, anger, worry, resentment, self-pity, and foolish decisions. one of the...
when i first came into the rooms and started to learn about the principles of recovery, i learned that there wasnt any true, announced, named, or tangible leader. my sponsor led me through the steps never proclaimin that i must do as he, or any other, said or did. he helped me to understand that...
tradition 2, when i practice it as i perceive it is meant, helps me understand that i need to be a team player, listenin as my HP speaks through others so i may gain the stability this program of recovery offers. it teaches me to remain humble allowin the experience, knowledge, and wisdom, from those...
i love this mornins daily readin! it really encapsulates the change that those in recovery get to experience when they make the decision to live the change it offers from desperation to a whole life. the storys ive been able to experience, includin my own, are not ordinary, by any sense. this mornin im still...
there is a challenge to failure for me. when in the past i would chalk it up to just bad luck and go to gettin the poor me’s, today, even as failure does strike my humility makin me feel it within, after healthy thought, i get the opportunity to let loose of ego and make...
i have learned in recovery what the difference between thankfulness and gratitude is. it is my understandin that thankfulness is an emotion and gratitude is an action. with the inventorys ive done since my recovery began ive learned much about myself. ive tried to place thankfulness and gratitude in their places throughout my story as...