Blog summary by Month
Blogs for October 2010:
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Œ i have learned that pain can be a motivating factor in my recovery process Œ 621 words
➥ Friday October 01, 2010 by: donnot
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℘ i grasp the limitless strength provided for me through … 577 words
➥ Saturday October 02, 2010 by: donnot
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§ i find that i lead a richer, happier, and much fuller life § 370 words
➥ Sunday October 03, 2010 by: donnot
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σ when i begin to enjoy relief from addiction σ 616 words
➥ Monday October 04, 2010 by: donnot
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⁄ i have had difficulty admitting that i caused harm for others ⁄ 633 words
➥ Tuesday October 05, 2010 by: donnot
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Δ i will let go of any expectations i have on other people Δ 215 words
➥ Wednesday October 06, 2010 by: donnot
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≅ i find that i am still dependent, but my dependence has shifted ≅ 559 words
➥ Thursday October 07, 2010 by: donnot
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∑ rather than constantly trying to get by on my own limited power ∑ 358 words
➥ Friday October 08, 2010 by: donnot
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∅ i emphasize setting my house in order because it brings me relief ∅ 380 words
➥ Saturday October 09, 2010 by: donnot
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× no longer can i decide to do something in ignorance × 522 words
➥ Sunday October 10, 2010 by: donnot
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• my best thinking got me into trouble … 526 words
➥ Monday October 11, 2010 by: donnot
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° when i admit that my life has become unmanageable ° 416 words
➥ Tuesday October 12, 2010 by: donnot
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‘ an act of kindness costs me nothing ’ 542 words
➥ Wednesday October 13, 2010 by: donnot
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δ my pattern of isolation can make it difficult for me to join in δ 365 words
➥ Thursday October 14, 2010 by: donnot
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¢ i am not responsible for being an addict, but i am responsible for my recovery ¢ 333 words
➥ Friday October 15, 2010 by: donnot
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Œ although **politics makes strange bedfellows,** as the old saying goes Œ 668 words
➥ Monday October 18, 2010 by: donnot
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∂ in active addiction, i am prepared to compromise everything ∂ 540 words
➥ Tuesday October 19, 2010 by: donnot
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• in active addiction, i often live my life by default • 431 words
➥ Wednesday October 20, 2010 by: donnot
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∃ this decision demands continued acceptance, ever-increasing faith ∃ 635 words
➥ Thursday October 21, 2010 by: donnot
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† addiction is so cunning that it can † 745 words
➥ Friday October 22, 2010 by: donnot
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⇑ can i really scheme and manipulate my way to a manageable life ⇓ 601 words
➥ Saturday October 23, 2010 by: donnot
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⇔ i am not responsible for addiction, only for my recovery ⇔ 669 words
➥ Sunday October 24, 2010 by: donnot
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∼ listening to my conscience, doing the next right thing … 478 words
➥ Monday October 25, 2010 by: donnot
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º it has been said that the most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is º 628 words
➥ Tuesday October 26, 2010 by: donnot
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℘ i want to look my past in the face, see it for what it really was ℘ 530 words
➥ Wednesday October 27, 2010 by: donnot
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∧ when i find ourselves in a bleak frame of mind, i need to take action ∧ 796 words
➥ Thursday October 28, 2010 by: donnot
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ƒ in the light of recovery, i CAN perceive the difference between fantasy and reality ƒ 618 words
➥ Friday October 29, 2010 by: donnot
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« it can be said that i have courage when i face and deal with anything » 634 words
➥ Saturday October 30, 2010 by: donnot
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⊗ my ongoing recovery is dependent on a relationship with a HIGHER POWER ⊗ 646 words
➥ Sunday October 31, 2010 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
2) It is simply by being pained at (the thought of) having this disease
that we are preserved from it. The sage has not the disease. He knows
the pain that would be inseparable from it, and therefore he does
not have it.