livin this way of life and havin the personal beliefs that there may be a spiritual life beyond death, helps me to understand that the actions, behaviors, and thinkin, i do while livin here on earth is a practice for somethin spiritual beyond today. when i live my best today, as good as i can,...
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the days before recovery began for me were filled with an evil eye of askance. i felt within that the ones who i thought i had trusted had harmed me so i wasnt able to give trust as freely as i am today. i learned through personal inventory that the reasons i had been harmed...
.While America figures this all out, I'm going to continue holding doors for strangers, letting people cut in front of me in traffic, saying good morning, being patient with my waiters, and smile at strangers as often as I am provided the opportunity. Because I will not stand idly by and let God's children live...
i remember thinkin i could change everythin around me if i had just acted a certain way, did the things i thought would make others happy, never realizin that it was all a selfish rouse. i was much like the actor mentioned after the 12 steps in chapter 5. i was always tryin to set...
i was one of those self-deceived people back in the days of doin my dirt. i thought i alone could handle anythin the world threw at me. yet i can remember the fox hole prayers i would call and beckon my santa god to take over, promisin to live differently and always breakin that promise....
willingness comes to me from many different directions in my life today. i have learned over my time in recovery that self-will, can be as nasty as i want it to be, or as healthy as i want it to be. through many personal inventorys, in both the 4th and 8th steps, i have found...
Together we rise to the point of freedom. We need one another to get there, and one of the most beautiful things we do in the fellowship is support one another in pursuit of our dreams. Sharing our hopes and our successes is as much of a part of carrying our message as sharing our...
We feel deeply and experience our emotions at great extremes. We dive into life face-first or hide under the covers, afraid to move. The price of growth for many of us is the awakening of more feelings than we know how to live with. It takes courage and humility to keep from shutting down again....
what i like about this program of recovery is its autonomy. its very democratic undertones allow me to express my recovery as i see how i can fit my life into it. i remember a conversation with my sponsor early in my recovery about how i needed to work a particular step. he said there...
within me today there lives a willingness to be everythin i thought i never could be, yet wanted to be, while back in the days of doin my dirt. i searched endlessly to get the sense of ease and comfort i have within today. i didnt know back then that it was always there. i...