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Wed, Jan 18, 2012 06:49:21 AM
♠ i want to keep in touch with the way i feel ♠
posted: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 06:49:21 AM
in living this life i have been given.
well as i wrap things up to head on down to Denver this windy morning, i have the opportunity to spend a few minutes and actually write before i travel. as much as i hate to drive through traffic, today, my responsibilities in the afternoon preclude a bus ride. if i ever figure out a way to take the bus in the morning and drive my car home in the afternoon, i let you all know, as i am certain it will be a billion dollar industry. in the mean time, due to living in the real world, i do what i must do.
a daily inventory, yes i get it, i do it and i certainly can FEEL the benefits of being habituated to it, and do not get why anyone would stop doing it for any reason, justifiable or not. i know why it did not stick on my first trip through the steps, and although i do it with religious fervor, i will not proselytize to the unwashed masses about why they should do with similar zeal and regularity.
what do i get out of it? well, i get to fall asleep very quickly most nights, as i have already dealt with almost all those issues that may keep me up, worrying and scurrying to find solutions. i have resolved those things i did wrong, looked at what has been successful and started the letting go process of those things and ideas that i tend to latch on to. i can lay my head down ion my pillow at peace, knowing that what i did wrong will be corrected, what i did right will be cataloged for further inclusion in my daily life and that i have done my best to live a program of active recovery. there is a positive feedback cycle here. the more regular i am with my daily inventory, as in EVERY NIGHT. the better i feel about myself and my recovery. the better i feel about myself and my recovery, the more DESIRE i have to do a formal daily inventory, and on and on.
it is a great day to be clean and time has come to jump into the shower and get on down the road. yes, i will do my inventory, simple as it is, again tonight, because the results of doing so, show up in all phases of my life.
well as i wrap things up to head on down to Denver this windy morning, i have the opportunity to spend a few minutes and actually write before i travel. as much as i hate to drive through traffic, today, my responsibilities in the afternoon preclude a bus ride. if i ever figure out a way to take the bus in the morning and drive my car home in the afternoon, i let you all know, as i am certain it will be a billion dollar industry. in the mean time, due to living in the real world, i do what i must do.
a daily inventory, yes i get it, i do it and i certainly can FEEL the benefits of being habituated to it, and do not get why anyone would stop doing it for any reason, justifiable or not. i know why it did not stick on my first trip through the steps, and although i do it with religious fervor, i will not proselytize to the unwashed masses about why they should do with similar zeal and regularity.
what do i get out of it? well, i get to fall asleep very quickly most nights, as i have already dealt with almost all those issues that may keep me up, worrying and scurrying to find solutions. i have resolved those things i did wrong, looked at what has been successful and started the letting go process of those things and ideas that i tend to latch on to. i can lay my head down ion my pillow at peace, knowing that what i did wrong will be corrected, what i did right will be cataloged for further inclusion in my daily life and that i have done my best to live a program of active recovery. there is a positive feedback cycle here. the more regular i am with my daily inventory, as in EVERY NIGHT. the better i feel about myself and my recovery. the better i feel about myself and my recovery, the more DESIRE i have to do a formal daily inventory, and on and on.
it is a great day to be clean and time has come to jump into the shower and get on down the road. yes, i will do my inventory, simple as it is, again tonight, because the results of doing so, show up in all phases of my life.
∞ 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.
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) The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their
labours in seeking for the means of living. It is this which makes
them think light of dying. Thus it is that to leave the subject of
living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on
it.