when times of struggle surround me today, i need to think of all the events ive lived through in my recovery, rememberin how i made it through those times. what did i do, who did i reach out to, did i git my ass to a meetin, did i open my big book and search...
my sponsor brought me the program of recovery through his experience. he made recovery from my active alcoholism possible. he didnt try to turn me into a dry waller as he was. he didnt try to make me like the things he liked. sure, we spent time together in my early recovery, and when we...
i get to use tolerance today in conjunction with the prior steps before perseverance. actually, its more like tolerance has been a result of the prior 9 steps. when i gradually learned to tolerate myself, i began to gradually tolerate those around me. and it wasnt somethin that came overnight either, it took time for...
when i meditate i gain an opportunity to regulate my responses to stressful situations. i bring my mind and body to a state of relaxed attention that enables me to achieve less rigid thinkin patterns. it is a time when i can effectively rewire my brain to healthy patterns of thought. i get to use...
Oye Ve! Is about what I can think of when it comes to my latest mistake. I gave myself worth away for yes what I called safety. But If I'm an entertainer ( as I am ) then wasn't it for attention ? Well, yes and no frankly. When the teeth people says Cancer I...
today i dont have to wonder if im the wanderer from faith. i have a solid relationship with my HP. this relationship has helped me build a healthier relationship with myself and build better relationships with those important in my life. ive learned how to use the honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness to humble myself, knowin...
even as i struggled within when i 1st came into the rooms, i knew deep within, i had to be done with all the nonsense. and as each day went by, even as the depression and fear i held within seemed to grow and subside, i didnt know if this thing we do would work...
when i practice perseverance, i practice each of the prior 9 steps. an open mind allows me the opportunity to explore my recovery and learn how to use and apply each spiritual principle. when im open-minded it means that im receptive to new and different opinions and ideas. it is the willingness to at least...
how am i to carry the vision of my HPs will into all of my activities? one of the 1st things i do each day, is read a couple of inspirational recovery readins. from those readins i pray, askin my HP to help me live them in my life just for that day. then i...
one of the most dangerous things i can do is use what ive learned about myself against myself or others. just because ive been fortunate enough to find out how i can use recoverys spiritual principles to overcome the devastatin and evil sides of me, i am not infallible, nor impervious, to my alcoholism. i...