LCTJC Relationships Fellowship The things we complain about most in the fellowship are often the challenges from which we learn the most. As much as we would like to imagine that we would learn to practice spiritual principles by reading about them, we learn what they mean and how to apply them by bumping up...
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i have learned that if i am to forget my history or fail to learn from the history of others, i am doomed to repeat it. my history has shown me through painstakin personal inventory that the egotistical and sanctimonious reliance upon self i had while out doin my dirt only created a monster within...
in the days of doin my dirt i always thought i had to exert my opinion on everythin outside of me whether it pertained to me or not. feelin my oats, i tried to influence my will onto others by decoratin my ego with their inadequacy or illuminate it by agreein so i could feed...
I found myself in a situation where I did not have the answer. It was incredibly stressful. I realised 2 things: 1. I did not have a strategy to resolve the problem 2. Realising I did not have a strategy, I also realised I had no control over the problem. No control to me =...
one of the best expressions i can do to preserve & ensure the strength and survival of any recovery program is to remain sober and live & practice my personal program of recovery. when i do this, i get to become an active member of the fellowship of recovery. by remainin humble with the desire...
throughout my life ive watched others, friends, acquaintances, even people i didnt know, lives get destroyed as a direct result of the disease of alcoholism/addiction. bein in recovery now, i am aware of the varyin programs offered that help those afflicted find a new way of life. havin had a spiritual awakenin as a result...
https://recoverydharma.org/wp-content/uploads/misc-content/Recovery_Dharma-v1.0.pdf Recovery Dharma Book, Page 57 Isolation and Connection The Buddha taught that nothing and nobody exists on its own. He said: "Since this exists, that exists, and since this does not exist, that does not exist." We’re connected to other people through the way we interact, through the air we share, through our existence...
it doesnt bother me to share, in any way, the experience, strength, and hope i have found through recovery by tellin what it was like, what happened, and what its like today. it is how others, who came into the rooms before me, helped me to find a new way of understandin and life. through...
sometimes i get to thinkin i dont deserve what recovery offers me. these times come when i begin to let feelins of guilt, self-pity, and loneliness block the communication i have with my HP. i have learned through recovery to not let my contact with Him be broken for too long a period. it is...
CHAPTER ONE Sigh! Welcome to my journey and struggle with the biggest demon one could ever hope to not get, addiction. This book isn't solely about alcohol addiction but any addiction. I plan on starting at about age 14 and ending at age 44. This has been a very long road that has taken me...