one of the best things i ever heard early in my recovery was, “try it for 30 days, if it dont work, go back to doin shit the way ya wanna.” its somethin that has carried me through my recovery and proven to me that when im wrapped in fear and anger, i am my...
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it took me time early in my recovery to gain the emotional serenity this mornins readin suggests. and just as it took time for that to happen, the sufferin i went through before my recovery began and sufferin i still may go through today was, and is, a trigger that lets me know that i...
today, i get to live a life that produces the serenity and peace of mind needed to consummate a feelin within of warmth, forgiveness, hope, and love that is freely outgoin. havin learned the keys to solutions that overcome my spiritual malady, i do not need to rely upon people, places, or material items that...
perseverance is an action, behavior, and thinkin process for me. it means that i take everythin i have learned about myself throughout the prior 9 steps and put it all into practical daily livin. when i first came to step 10, perseverance seemed like a dauntin task. how could i use all the stuff i...
I would like to express my sincere thanks to you all for the messages for my 10 year sober birthday as well as a BIG thank you to Ken of GSAA for sending my 10 year chip/medallion! www.intherooms.com has played a VERY big part in my recovery over the last ten years ….. I've taken...
as i move into the month of perseverance, where i get to practice this vital spiritual principle as i endeavor to grow, i must remember that complacency nor procrastination have a place that is healthy for me. surely, i must rest and take time to nurture my emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual well bein, but...
Sadness. Feeling so sad for those who cannot or will not simply crack the Book open, get a sponsor and follow the directions.. Eventually I guess I got lucky. Well? This is chaotic watching these young people, this jockeying for recovery from any and all angles. This is what happens when everybody and their brother...
today i get to live a life i did not think existed before my recovery began. i always wanted to be a part of somethin and always felt excluded from everythin. somethin within always told me i wasnt good enough to be included. through my personal inventory i learned that through personal experience from my...
i do not feel i can relate to another if i cannot identify the disease of alcoholism within myself. when i can, i get to share with em what it was like, what happened, and what it is like today. carryin the message to another may not have an effect on em but does have...
it is my understandin today that when i give away what has been so freely given me, with gratitude, without expectation of return, i am committin an act of love that knows no bounds. when i am able to love myself, i get the opportunity to love another. and sometimes, even when i am findin...