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δ humility was an idea so foreign to me that i ignored it as long as i could. δ

Posted: Thu, Nov 6, 2008 12:04:01 PM

i did not understand how **lowliness and subservience** applied to recovery. and based on my experience, i am not the only addict who has this problem. ironically, when i came to recovery, i already felt that i was the lowest form of life, and humble looked like it was going to be a piece of cake. although i was and still can be arrogant and egotistical, all of that was a cover for what i really felt about myself. learning that i am equal to everyone else in the world, at least in the human sense, was what coming to humility ended-up being for me. sure i am not a car mechanic, nor am i doctor, a lawyer or a whole lot of other things, i am however a talented application developer and another addict in recovery. so learning who i am and where i really stand in the human community, in my recovery community and in my circle of friends, family and peers, has become a lifelong journey.
so anyhow, before i get kicked off because my computer decides it is time to reboot, i will say, i am learning that humility is more than just knowing, for me, it is a development of a sense that is beyond description, but one whose presence i am starting to feel and access on a daily basis. i have to run, but it is a great day to learn how to practice a bit of humility and move forward into the next phase of my journey.

∞ DT ∞


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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 1

2) Therefore when one is making the Tao his business, those who are
also pursuing it, agree with him in it, and those who are making the
manifestation of its course their object agree with him in that; while
even those who are failing in both these things agree with him where
they fail.