when i look back, takin an honest personal inventory of the days of doin my dirt and my recovery from alcoholism and addiction, i can see how my self-will can influence my decision makin, action, and behavior. today, it is my hope that i have grown and become better at makin decisions and doin actions...
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its not so much all about me today. i aint sayin i aint gonna try to take care of myself, cause i understand that if i dont, i wont get to stay sober or recovered. i wont be able to live the gift of helpin another. recovery has taught me that if i am to...
i do daily readins and have a time of prayer and meditation afterward each mornin. within those prayers i ask my HP to help me be of service to any i can, then in quiet meditation i await, listenin for His answer through an intuitive conscious. without this time of reflection, prayer, and meditation, i...
it has taken a certain faith to maintain my recovery. if i hadnt seen others makin their recovery work, i dont know if i could have mustered the slight bit of honesty or glimmer of hope that i needed to toss out bits of myself so i could begin my personal venture into faith. early...
today i dont have to feel like or live in the deadly and terminal uniqueness of isolation and loneliness. i have a decision to make that allows me to be a part of somethin greater than i. when in the days of doin my dirt i felt an importance to flaunt my free will and...
with meditation i get to feel and learn the answers that help me live my life daily. though i may not like what i feel i must do to sustain a healthy balanced life, i have grown to understand that it is what i must do to move forward. my goals today are to move...
i feel one of the things that has made recovery a success for me is the ability to use each spiritual principle in a way that works best for me as long as i stick to the main idea of its core. my original big book had an ex libri inscribed on its openin page...
Why do I go to meetings after 5 years? I go to meetings because this gal is a drunk and an addict. I don't go to meetings 7 days a week because it's a social club. I go to meetings because it's in my nature to drink. I don't go to meetings to make friends....
i still get amazed, as my recovery continues to grow and evolve, just how my self-will truly blocked me while i was out doin my dirt and in my early recovery. the spiritual principle of lettin go and lettin God, has shown me how this very powerful concept can constantly help me grow as time...
prayer and meditation are how i get to ask and receive what my HPs guidance/will may be for me on any given day or at any given moment. experience has given me the wisdom to conduct prayer and meditation whenever i am faced with a difficult situation which may baffle me. often times it means...