Unfortunately things always have to get worse before they can start to get better. Before the sun can shine there's always a storm to weather first. Literally & Metaphorically. The only way out is through.Believe me when I say I've tried ever other route, shortcut, detour, which way possible. I have yet to discover a...
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i aint any different than anybody else when i sense frustration or fear. both emotions still affect me today, many years into my personal program of recovery. today i handle frustration much differently than i ever did before my recovery began. back then, as this mornins readin says, i reacted to it more strongly than...
“livin in the now” used to be so hard for me before my recovery began. seemed the only way i could shut my mind off was to drink or drug it down, and that truly never stopped it allowin me to take in the “right now” or “live in the moment”. there was always somethin...
“Healing” Fire cools. Water seeks its own level. No matter how extreme a situation is, it will change. It cannot continue forever. Thus, a great forest fire is always destined to burn itself out; a turbulent sea will become calmer. Natural events balance themselves out by seeking their opposites, and this process of balance is...
. What If I Don't F-E-E-L GRATEFUL…? ~THE ORIGINAL EARTHMOM ™ © 2005 – 2021 Gratitude at it's most important level, is so much more than a mere feeling or fleeting emotion… it is a rock-solid, Immutable Principle. As such, it needs to be embraced as a Rule of Right and Good Living; and as...
i am much like anyone else who has a level of fear toward change. even if it is somethin i feel will benefit me in some way, change, causes me fear. change is often found with a degree of the unknown or somethin i feel like i have no control over. when i think about...
one of my fave readins in the big book starts on the bottom of page 60 through the middle of page 62. in this readin i find myself all over the place. my natural, normal, human desires driven unchecked, without interruption, that i justified because i thought they were good, placed others and myself in...
with certain anamnesis, i can recall the agglomeration of problems i had when i walked into the halfway house that i started this journey of recovery in. they were so self-centered; i was so full of self-pity i despaired ever solvin em all myself. i had an opportunity to change all of that though. with...
I saw this on a discussion thread recently here and it got me thinking. Now, I've been an avid Zoom meetings attendee now for what, the better part of a year? I have to say it's been great for me really. I simply show up on time with proper codes, bring up my stage presentation...
the shift in emotional maturity i experienced was gradual. it wasnt anythin that happened instantly, or even overnight. in fact, it took months. i couldnt feel it as an over powerin sensation. maybe it was cause i was so used to fulfillin self-will, maybe it was cause i was too self-centered, maybe it was cause...