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Thu, Jan 2, 2014 08:02:06 AM
∪ i will take a deep breath and connect with ∪
posted: Thu, Jan 2, 2014 08:02:06 AM
the POWER that fuels my recovery, whenever i feel frustrated.
honestly, i almost skipped out of doing this, this morning, i overslept, had a pile of spam to deal with, bills to pay and details to arrange. in fact, everything that was my plan, fell apart at about 5 AM, as i snored right through the time i generally get up and rolling.
so frustrated? why yes i am. angry? who could i be angry at? it just is what it is. as the reading suggests, nothing major has happened yet today. nothing is, as the saying around the rooms goes: fVcked. and no matter how triggering all the images on the news of one of my favorite mind and mood altering substances happens to be, i know i NEED NOT be in line today, to exercise my right as a citizen over 21 in the state of Colorado.
so back to the reading, at least for a few more minutes. as i sit here
and let the day percolate through me, i see that i am okay. in fact i am more than okay. i want to be at work by 8 and that is doable. i do not have to be to work until 9, and that is way doable. it is only a 45 minute round- trip to take care of the details for service tonight. the bills will be paid, my passport will get renewed, and well i will get what i need to do, done at work today. life is not terrible at all. in fact, when all things are considered, my life is pretty damn good, and it is a good day to be clean.
so off i go to the showers and to join the commuter parade to Boulder.
honestly, i almost skipped out of doing this, this morning, i overslept, had a pile of spam to deal with, bills to pay and details to arrange. in fact, everything that was my plan, fell apart at about 5 AM, as i snored right through the time i generally get up and rolling.
so frustrated? why yes i am. angry? who could i be angry at? it just is what it is. as the reading suggests, nothing major has happened yet today. nothing is, as the saying around the rooms goes: fVcked. and no matter how triggering all the images on the news of one of my favorite mind and mood altering substances happens to be, i know i NEED NOT be in line today, to exercise my right as a citizen over 21 in the state of Colorado.
so back to the reading, at least for a few more minutes. as i sit here
and let the day percolate through me, i see that i am okay. in fact i am more than okay. i want to be at work by 8 and that is doable. i do not have to be to work until 9, and that is way doable. it is only a 45 minute round- trip to take care of the details for service tonight. the bills will be paid, my passport will get renewed, and well i will get what i need to do, done at work today. life is not terrible at all. in fact, when all things are considered, my life is pretty damn good, and it is a good day to be clean.
so off i go to the showers and to join the commuter parade to Boulder.
∞ 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) He who gets as his own all under heaven does so by giving himself
no trouble (with that end). If one take trouble (with that end), he
is not equal to getting as his own all under heaven.