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Tue, Jun 29, 2004 05:03:52 AM
if nothing changes...
posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 05:03:52 AM
nothing changes
the reading this morning was just for me
i have a tendency to resist change and to "coast" when i am feeling good
these behaviors always come back to bite me in the a$$
i end up hurting and wondering where i went wrong when the answers are painfully obvious to me:
it is always that i have either become resistant to change or have been less than diligent in working my program
being the person that i am i whine and wail when these times come on and watch my friends roll their eyes 'cuz they know what is coming next
a piercing scream as i let go of the pain, do what is suggested and allow the program to continue to work the way it is supposed to:
one day at a time
DT
the reading this morning was just for me
i have a tendency to resist change and to "coast" when i am feeling good
these behaviors always come back to bite me in the a$$
i end up hurting and wondering where i went wrong when the answers are painfully obvious to me:
it is always that i have either become resistant to change or have been less than diligent in working my program
being the person that i am i whine and wail when these times come on and watch my friends roll their eyes 'cuz they know what is coming next
a piercing scream as i let go of the pain, do what is suggested and allow the program to continue to work the way it is supposed to:
one day at a time
DT
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
1) He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is
like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts
will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him.