Copyright 2010 djtconsulting Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:36:42 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 my needs are being met and my life is fuller than i had ever hoped it would be -- written on: Friday the 12th of March, 2010 so what is this feeling of creeping malaise all about? maybe it is time to stretch my potential to its fullest. my possibilities are only limited by what i can (read more -- 538 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2021 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2021 if i actually had to carry stones for each resentment, i would surely tire of the weight -- written on: Thursday the 11th of March, 2010 the more cumbersome my burden, the more sincere my efforts to unload it would be. or so it may seem. there are times when carrying the weight of my resentments (read more -- 300 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2020 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2020 there is lots to like in the fellowship that has provided me this new manner of living -- written on: Wednesday the 10th of March, 2010 HOWEVER, the heart of this recovery program is the Twelve Steps -- in fact, they are the program! well as i sit here this morning i have a number of (read more -- 485 words) http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2019 http://www.donnot.com/display_blog.php?blog_id=2019 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