Copyright 2010 djtconsulting Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:10:55 CDT 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 a great many of addicts in recovery never achieve financial success. -- written on: Saturday the 31st of July, 2010 this does not necessarily reflect on the quality of their recovery. okay i have a few minutes before i have to run, in fact, i do believe i will run (read more -- 369 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2153 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2153 if i am doing something that prevents problems from occurring -- written on: Friday the 30th of July, 2010 i can take note of that during my daily inventory to encourage myself to keep doing what works. so many times in this space, i go on and on about (read more -- 499 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2152 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2152 as i realize my need to be forgiven, i tend to be more forgiving -- written on: Thursday the 29th of July, 2010 just as i am often unforgiving of my own mistakes, i may shut out friends and family members when they do not meet my expectations. the story of my life (read more -- 458 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2151 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2151 i feared that if i ever revealed myself as i really am, i would surely be rejected -- written on: Wednesday the 28th of July, 2010 having relationships without barriers, is something i desire and at the same time FEAR. as i sit here this morning, after a few days of stewing, and after a few (read more -- 612 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2150 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2150 though it may be true that i did have much going for me when i got here -- written on: Tuesday the 27th of July, 2010 i learned and am still learning that it is the way i am living today that counts. so twenty four later i am in a better spot, clearer, calmer and (read more -- 541 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2149 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2149 nothing - not drugs, not control and management, not sex, money, property, power, or prestige -- written on: Monday the 26th of July, 2010 has filled the spiritual hole inside of me. i am smack dab in the middle of my FIRST STEP, right now, and this is a good reminder of the reality (read more -- 587 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2148 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2148 there is no such thing as a **failed** Twelfth Step call -- written on: Sunday the 25th of July, 2010 even if the prospective member does not get clean, i leave a that experience with a deep dose of gratitude. a lot of things are running around inside my head (read more -- 742 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2147 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2147 i covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that i hoped would fool people -- written on: Saturday the 24th of July, 2010 this is one of those readings that i feel applies to me, every time i read it. in case you are new to my on-line spot here, being concerned about (read more -- 445 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2146 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2146 i want and demand that things always go my way -- written on: Friday the 23rd of July, 2010 i should know from my past experience that my way of doing things did not work. well, this morning has certainly been an interesting one, and i have not even (read more -- 545 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2145 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2145 for me, to use is to die, often in more ways than one -- written on: Thursday the 22nd of July, 2010 despite the fact that my life in recovery is rewarding, the urge to use can sometimes be overwhelming. it has although, been quite a while since that particular bugaboo has (read more -- 763 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2144 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2144 the problem is, i think i know enough about myself, addiction and recovery -- written on: Wednesday the 21st of July, 2010 AND i think that merely knowing is enough. it is a common affliction and one that i observe in relative newcomers as well as myself. although it may be true, (read more -- 671 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2143 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2143 i admit that I AM powerless over my addiction -- written on: Tuesday the 20th of July, 2010 that my life has become unmanageable, once again. well not really. i am just the sort of person who enjoys a bit of hyperbole from time to time. it is (read more -- 450 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2142 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2142 dreams that i gave up long ago can now become realities -- written on: Monday the 19th of July, 2010 when i used, i may not have dreamed of the day when i would be clean, as that was beyond the realm of possibilities, for an addict like me. okay (read more -- 563 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2141 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2141 when i think of being desperate, i envision an undesirable state -- written on: Sunday the 18th of July, 2010 a poor, bedraggled soul frantically clawing at something sorely needed, a desperate look in the eyes. so i was prevented by my denial to see myself in such a state (read more -- 492 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2140 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2140 do i fully accept the fact that my every attempt to stop using or to control my using failed -- written on: Saturday the 17th of July, 2010 once again i am off and running down a tangent to the main point of the reading. okay i see this, before i really get warmed up i will comment (read more -- 728 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2139 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2139