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Tue, Jan 25, 2005 05:57:57 AM
a simple joy
posted: Tue, Jan 25, 2005 05:57:57 AM
one of the greatest gifts i get from sticking around for a few days is witnessing those who came to recovery after me, grow and recover. after watching the seemingly endless stream of addicts go in and out over and over again, i get more than a little disheartened, and begin to wonder if there is something i am missing. and then it happens, someone new "gets" it and stays clean. then i get the gift of watching a zombie get the life they never had. for me this is one of the greatest joys i have ever experienced and lightens the burden of watching the revolving door and wondering if i am unique. each time i witness the opening of a closed mind and the freeing of the spirit that recovery brings each of us, i remember that i too can go back out that revolving door, but just for today i do not have to.
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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 witnessing the recovery of others ω 459 words ➥ Wednesday, January 25, 2006 by: donnot↔ they tell us they could never have done it without us ↔ 185 words ➥ Thursday, January 25, 2007 by: donnot
↔ i watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. ↔ 405 words ➥ Friday, January 25, 2008 by: donnot
μ i see them and they seem a little more comfortable. i notice a spark of hope … 513 words ➥ Sunday, January 25, 2009 by: donnot
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ℜ the miraculous turnabout i get to witness, ℜ 693 words ➥ Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by: donnot
∑ i will find joy in witnessing ∑ 431 words ➥ Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by: donnot
→ one of the gifts of recovery is seeing ↵ 705 words ➥ Friday, January 25, 2013 by: donnot
ƒ i see it happening in the rooms every day, ƒ 650 words ➥ Saturday, January 25, 2014 by: donnot
δ and they understand when i say, δ 628 words ➥ Sunday, January 25, 2015 by: donnot
♻ an added gift ♲ 569 words ➥ Monday, January 25, 2016 by: donnot
☼ nor could i, ☀ 686 words ➥ Wednesday, January 25, 2017 by: donnot
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🏚 broken spirits 🏋 383 words ➥ Monday, January 25, 2021 by: donnot
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😉 the desire 😕 548 words ➥ Wednesday, January 25, 2023 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
1) (The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered
as the mother of them all.