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Thu, Nov 18, 2004 05:34:59 AM
doing the best ···;
posted: Thu, Nov 18, 2004 05:34:59 AM
···with what i have today
i have a problem realizing what it is exactly that i DO have today, although a daily 10th step inventory has helped me get a grip on the tools , abilities, assets, and defects that present themselves on a day to day basis, there are days that i seem clueless until the end of the day what is really going on. the reading today suggests that i have all i really need to be the best i can, if i allow myself the freedom to be present to my current situation.
the things i do know i have today is a simple program of recovery, a Higher Power that will give me what i need right now, a sponsor, and friends that can guide me through whatever is going on. i also have a bit of experience, if i allow myself to slow down and access that knowledge. i may make a mistake or three today, but i am not doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again, if i sit back, honestly evaluate what went on and what my part was in it, and allow the program to work.
-- DT --
i have a problem realizing what it is exactly that i DO have today, although a daily 10th step inventory has helped me get a grip on the tools , abilities, assets, and defects that present themselves on a day to day basis, there are days that i seem clueless until the end of the day what is really going on. the reading today suggests that i have all i really need to be the best i can, if i allow myself the freedom to be present to my current situation.
the things i do know i have today is a simple program of recovery, a Higher Power that will give me what i need right now, a sponsor, and friends that can guide me through whatever is going on. i also have a bit of experience, if i allow myself to slow down and access that knowledge. i may make a mistake or three today, but i am not doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again, if i sit back, honestly evaluate what went on and what my part was in it, and allow the program to work.
-- 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!
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α my identity, how i think and feel, have been shaped by my experiences ω 646 words ➥ Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by: donnot
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
1) When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one
embrace, they can be kept from separating. When one gives undivided
attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree
of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe. When he has cleansed
away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become
without a flaw.