Copyright 2010 djtconsulting Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:21:13 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 it is the small things, the constant day-to-day challenges -- written on: Tuesday the 9th of March, 2010 of living life without the use of drugs, that seem to affect me most strongly. without a doubt, still to this day, it is those minor distractions and annoyances that (read more -- 547 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2018 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2018 **we will love you until you can learn to love yourself.** -- written on: Monday the 8th of March, 2010 in early recovery i heard this so often, that i eagerly looked forward to that day. so as i was starting this little exercise i realized that it was the (read more -- 550 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2017 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2017 do i remember where i came from, OR -- written on: Sunday the 7th of March, 2010 have the **good times** allowed me to forget? to stay clean, i NEED to remember that i am only one drug away from my past. so as i sit here (read more -- 571 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2016 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2016 do i find that some the principles of the program just do not apply to me? -- written on: Saturday the 6th of March, 2010 eventually, i must squarely face the truth, the Twelve Steps guide me to a new life in recovery and there is little room for rationalization here. the wonderful world of (read more -- 684 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2015 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2015 no victims here, only volunteers -- i do not like being laid naked in full view -- written on: Friday the 5th of March, 2010 such an experience delivers a strong dose of humility and my first reaction usually shock and anger, yet i recognize the truth when i hear it. it has been quite (read more -- 370 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2014 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2014 when i was using, life had little value or meaning. The 12 Step process has given meaning to my life -- written on: Thursday the 4th of March, 2010 i now understand more about what happens in my life. although what that meaning is in the big picture still escapes me most of the time. i ham quite content (read more -- 497 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2013 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2013 there is only one way i can make it through dark and troubling times: -- written on: Wednesday the 3rd of March, 2010 with FAITH. when i believe that a HIGHER POWER is with me, then i know that all can be well. okay, i am philosophically opposed to using the word will, (read more -- 600 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2012 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2012 i had given up hope of finding any relief from active addiction -- written on: Tuesday the 2nd of March, 2010 i had grown accustomed to failure, expecting it, accepting it, thinking it was just part of my makeup. although not being able to stop using was not something i counted (read more -- 582 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2011 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2011 everywhere i turn, the demands of threaten to overwhelm me -- written on: Monday the 1st of March, 2010 i find that most of my fears and concerns do not need my immediate attention, i then focus on the issues that really need to be resolved right away. i (read more -- 259 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2010 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2010 i hear other addicts talking about the gifts the program has given them -- written on: Sunday the 28th of February, 2010 the ability to feel my emotions, something i never thought of as a gift, is one of the greatest gifts of recovery i have received. although, in early recovery, it (read more -- 594 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2009 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2009 lie back, gather my thoughts, and consider my plans for the day -- written on: Saturday the 27th of February, 2010 if my motives are not entirely pure, roll over and go back to sleep. man, oh man, what a loophole. i get a pass, provided by my program of recovery (read more -- 421 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2008 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2008 while living in active addiction, i left a trail -- written on: Friday the 26th of February, 2010 of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. remorse was just one of the feelings i felt i had send into the blissful oblivion by using. well, that is when (read more -- 510 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2007 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2007 how many times have i heard it said that i am -- written on: Thursday the 25th of February, 2010 only as sick as my secrets? well as the old tried and true saying goes, if i had a nickle for each time i heard that, i would be rich. (read more -- 660 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2006 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2006 the further i went down the path of addiction -- written on: Wednesday the 24th of February, 2010 the further i withdrew from joy, wonder, and love. when i finally was ready for recovery, i certainly had more than just a drug problem, addiction had warped my whole (read more -- 540 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2005 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2005 when i am having problems with what certain people have to share with me -- written on: Tuesday the 23rd of February, 2010 i need to seek the guidance of my sponsor who can help me concentrate on what is being said rather than who is saying it. i am a bit late (read more -- 395 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2004 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2004