since my recovery has begun ive had to surrender to many parts about myself that i had always held as philosophies for my life. many of these were ideas that i thought would sustain me throughout my life. fortunately, each failed me no matter how hard i tried to convince myself of their false truth....
Just for Today This is NA Fellowship-approved literature. Copyright © 1983 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Tell yourself: Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs. Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in...
it is only by acceptin and solvin my personal problems that i was able to begin to get right with myself, with the world about me, and with my HP. with the hope i was given in my early recovery by those who had come before me, i was able to begin to open my...
in my early recovery the 9th step promises offered me hope. as i looked forward to livin toward them i learned some of the step 2 promises. i learned that when i took action of my life, i could turn to a hope that faith in somethin greater than i could restore me to sanity...
Click the YouTube link for How It Works https://youtu.be/2t8ZEiGz… I have been asked to narrate a variety of things over the years. Here is one of the latest requests, which is an excerpt from Chapter 5 of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous HOW IT WORKS HEY FOLKS IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT GRATEFUL...
when i have healthy, realistic, expectations, i get to look forward to somethin happenin in my life after i have worked hard for it. there is a difference today in the meanin of expectation that differs from its meanin when i was out doin my dirt. and this doesnt mean that i bank on my...
https://youtu.be/8LMB6K4rTGU https://youtu.be/1mXnU1Hr… Monday, February 15, 2021 8:30 AM “Joy of Recovery Meeting” Speaker: susanr001 Topic: “Practicing Trust in Recovery” Practicing the principle of trust may require overcoming a sense of fear about the process of being restored to sanity. Even if we’ve been clean only a short time, we’ve probably already experienced some emotional pain...
there was a time when i was one of those, “far too smart for my own good” types of people, and sometimes i can still be when my spiritual malady gets in the way. i tried everythin and every way to outthink or overthink anythin i ever did back in the days of doin my...
just how delighted do ya think i was when those in the rooms started tryin to tell me that the shit i was goin through was my fault? they said if i wasnt such a selfish and self-centered son of a bitch i wouldnt be in the position i was in when i walked into...
i have learned since my recovery began the true limits of my self-reliance. surely i am equipped today to do the things necessary to sustain my alcoholism. but if i am honest with myself, i have limits as to what i can do. there are times i need help. lookin back on the days of...