Copyright 2012 djtconsulting Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:00 CST Just For Today - by Don T http://www.donnot.com/blog_home.php Just For Today - by Don T http://www.donnot.com/blog_home.php Just For Today - by Don T http://www.donnot.com/images/88x31.gif 31 88 don.tilleman@donnot.com (Don Tilleman) djtconsulting@donnot.com (Don Tilleman) en-us i will accept my feelings, whatever they may be, just as they are -- written on: Saturday the 4th of February, 2012 i will practice the program and learn to live with my feelings. as much as i hate them,. feelings are part of living. the reading does imply that part of (read more -- 519 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2701 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2701 i must open my mind to experience that works, no matter where it comes from -- written on: Friday the 3rd of February, 2012 IF i hope to continue to grow in my recovery. well it is a day off for me, due to mechanical problems with my faithful car, and not because of (read more -- 428 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2700 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2700 when i am faced with a dilemma -- written on: Thursday the 2nd of February, 2012 i will do my best to do the right thing for the right reason. entitlement and making excuses for what is not real is not goodwill, and the behemoth in (read more -- 560 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2699 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2699 but you do not understand! -- written on: Wednesday the 1st of February, 2012 I AM different! I REALLY got it rough! ahhhh, the sweet refrain of trying to do the 1-2-3 shuffle. even with some time clean i can hear myself thinking this, (read more -- 556 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2698 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2698 i will decide to trust someone -- written on: Tuesday the 31st of January, 2012 and as a result of that decision, i will act on that trust. so this is the second time i have started this entry. at lunch i was going to (read more -- 491 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2697 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2697 the gift of recovery grows when i share it -- written on: Monday the 30th of January, 2012 i will find someone today, with whom to share it. as i sit here this morning enjoying my ride to Denver, well sort of, i ponder if i really want (read more -- 464 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2696 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2696 as time goes on, i will continue with the basics ans add new actions -- written on: Sunday the 29th of January, 2012 i am learning to feel my feelings rather than trying to control them. the action of the first step surrender -> tolerance -> acceptance, quite the progression. i have also (read more -- 624 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2695 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2695 i am an addict every day, but today -- written on: Saturday the 28th of January, 2012 i have the choice to be a recovering addict. i started writing this at 7:30 this morning, and left in a hurry to go get stuff done, actually i distracted (read more -- 189 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2694 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2694 i know more about how to live than i did yesterday -- written on: Friday the 27th of January, 2012 but not as much as i will know tomorrow, this is, after all, all about learning something new today. as i sit down and think about what to write this (read more -- 684 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2693 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2693 my guidance and my strength comes from THE POWER that fuels my recovery, -- written on: Thursday the 26th of January, 2012 not from my own self. with that in mind i will practice the Twelve Steps to become more HIGHER POWER-centered and less self-centered. well my seed is a bit tortured (read more -- 424 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2692 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2692 i will find joy in witnessing -- written on: Wednesday the 25th of January, 2012 the recovery of other addicts. confession time. when i first read this entry all those days ago, i NEVER would have believed that i would still be reading this after (read more -- 404 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2691 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2691 i am a part of the life around me -- written on: Tuesday the 24th of January, 2012 each day that i practice my program, i strengthen my connection to the world. although honestly, some days i feel just like running away and hiding in a cave somewhere, (read more -- 487 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2690 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2690 i can take a moment to ask myself -- written on: Monday the 23rd of January, 2012 what simple things i have not been doing? the symptom? letting outside events and behaviors take over and control my thoughts and emotions. the solution? well as this reading suggests, (read more -- 660 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2689 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2689 as a student of recovery, i LEARN to welcome challenges -- written on: Sunday the 22nd of January, 2012 confident in what i have learned and eager to share it with others. yes it is early on a Sunday to be writing this and yes it is the day (read more -- 532 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2688 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2688 i will strive to be a part of unity -- written on: Saturday the 21st of January, 2012 i have come to understand that unity does not equal uniformity. finally i get a chance to get this written. it has been one heck of a morning, doing this (read more -- 291 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2687 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2687