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Tue, Oct 26, 2004 04:17:12 AM
the road to self-acceptance
posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 04:17:12 AM
it is ironic that often the reading for today happens to be just what i am working on at this moment. tolerating and accepting myself just as i am at this moment is always a tricky bit for me. it is a miracle that i survived as long as i did before coming to the program. and it has been my experience that each phase in my recovery journey has been clearing the way for greater and greater self-acceptance. i understand how the process works and have stopped questioning the why.
today, right now, i am accepting of myself as the frail, flawed being that i am, and i do not have to look back over my life anymore and feel the shame of what i have yet to accomplish. i can live with my character defects and do my best to surrender my shortcomings to a POWER GREATER than myself. today, i may not be entirely "whole" but i am not as broken as i used to be. today i believe that i actually have something to offer and am worth not only the chance to recover but also worth the joy and pain that working on myself tends to bring. and that makes it a good day already.
-- DT --
today, right now, i am accepting of myself as the frail, flawed being that i am, and i do not have to look back over my life anymore and feel the shame of what i have yet to accomplish. i can live with my character defects and do my best to surrender my shortcomings to a POWER GREATER than myself. today, i may not be entirely "whole" but i am not as broken as i used to be. today i believe that i actually have something to offer and am worth not only the chance to recover but also worth the joy and pain that working on myself tends to bring. and that makes it a good day already.
-- DT --
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
Another Look!
α show up -- fess up -- work the steps! ω 486 words ➥ Wednesday, October 26, 2005 by: donnot∞ my addiction has been a source of shame to me. i have hidden myself from others, ∞ 268 words ➥ Thursday, October 26, 2006 by: donnot
∞ i find relief just from attending meetings and hearing fellow addicts share their stories. ∞ 537 words ➥ Friday, October 26, 2007 by: donnot
μ by working the steps, i can become a person i am proud to be. μ 262 words ➥ Sunday, October 26, 2008 by: donnot
≤ once i have shared the things that make me uncomfortable with my life ≥ 608 words ➥ Monday, October 26, 2009 by: donnot
º it has been said that the most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is º 628 words ➥ Tuesday, October 26, 2010 by: donnot
$ i will walk the path to self-acceptance $ 443 words ➥ Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by: donnot
♦ as i learn to tell others the truth about myself, ♦ 641 words ➥ Friday, October 26, 2012 by: donnot
⊄ self-disclosure, however, is only the beginning. ⊄ 627 words ➥ Saturday, October 26, 2013 by: donnot
∫ by working the steps, ∫ 389 words ➥ Sunday, October 26, 2014 by: donnot
µ a path to µ 635 words ➥ Monday, October 26, 2015 by: donnot
⌢ ideas, attitudes and behaviors ⌣ 791 words ➥ Wednesday, October 26, 2016 by: donnot
😌 i have 🙄 419 words ➥ Thursday, October 26, 2017 by: donnot
👌 the way i feel 👍 613 words ➥ Friday, October 26, 2018 by: donnot
💣 telling the truth 💣 451 words ➥ Saturday, October 26, 2019 by: donnot
😧 a source of shame 😷 592 words ➥ Monday, October 26, 2020 by: donnot
😶 i have 🙊 212 words ➥ Tuesday, October 26, 2021 by: donnot
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🔧 the impact 🔨 555 words ➥ Thursday, October 26, 2023 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
1) Tao has of all things the most honoured place.
No treasures give good men so rich a grace;
Bad men it guards, and doth their ill efface.