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Thu, Dec 30, 2004 06:45:02 AM
∞ wishing my way to progress ∞
posted: Thu, Dec 30, 2004 06:45:02 AM
or should i say wasting my time?
a concept that was made very clear to me since the dawn of my time in recovery is that wishing gets nothing. if i desire change and growth then i must do something constructive to facilitate that. it is kind of like winning the lottery, if i do not buy a ticket i cannot possibly win. the difference being that i have a much greater chance to win some growth and relief from self than i do of ever winning millions of dollars in power ball.
i am not in really in control of how fast i grow and change but i am in control of how slow the changes come. if i sit on my big fat ass and do nothing but whine about how much better off my peers in recovery appear to be, all i get is a sore ass and a resentment or three. conversely, if i apply a bit of diligence and take a few suggestions about what i can do today, i actually get the gifts that recovery has to offer.
really so simple. why is that i always seem to resist the simplest of concepts even though my experience shows that resistance is futile?
'cuz i am an addict through and through, and i need some not so gentle reminders that things will not change until i perform the needed action
∞ DT ∞
a concept that was made very clear to me since the dawn of my time in recovery is that wishing gets nothing. if i desire change and growth then i must do something constructive to facilitate that. it is kind of like winning the lottery, if i do not buy a ticket i cannot possibly win. the difference being that i have a much greater chance to win some growth and relief from self than i do of ever winning millions of dollars in power ball.
i am not in really in control of how fast i grow and change but i am in control of how slow the changes come. if i sit on my big fat ass and do nothing but whine about how much better off my peers in recovery appear to be, all i get is a sore ass and a resentment or three. conversely, if i apply a bit of diligence and take a few suggestions about what i can do today, i actually get the gifts that recovery has to offer.
WHAT AN AMAZING CONCEPTmy growth is dependent solely on the work i put in and maintaining a connection to the source of my recovery, GOD.
really so simple. why is that i always seem to resist the simplest of concepts even though my experience shows that resistance is futile?
'cuz i am an addict through and through, and i need some not so gentle reminders that things will not change until i perform the needed action
∞ 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.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) What other men (thus) teach, I also teach. The violent and strong
do not die their natural death. I will make this the basis of my teaching.