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Tue, Aug 17, 2004 04:38:12 AM
connection to reality
posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 04:38:12 AM
truth is a connection to reality?
i am a bit unsure about this statement, but i know i need those people in my life who know and love me to remain grounded in the here in now. it has been my experience that no matter how bad i feel, how terrible i believe my behavior has been, or how bad i look, i have people in my life with whom i can share my pain. they will not judge or condemn me, but will offer me suggested solutions to find my own way out!
if i choose to withdraw and become that fVckin' island, i will continue to suffer and probably use in the long-run.
today i choose to recover, which means i have to be truthful to those who care about me, truthful to myself about what exactly i am feeling, and truthful to my Higher Power about what i want and expect.
while this may not provide the instant relief that my disease requires, i know that relief is just a "SHARE AWAY"
-- DT --
i am a bit unsure about this statement, but i know i need those people in my life who know and love me to remain grounded in the here in now. it has been my experience that no matter how bad i feel, how terrible i believe my behavior has been, or how bad i look, i have people in my life with whom i can share my pain. they will not judge or condemn me, but will offer me suggested solutions to find my own way out!
if i choose to withdraw and become that fVckin' island, i will continue to suffer and probably use in the long-run.
today i choose to recover, which means i have to be truthful to those who care about me, truthful to myself about what exactly i am feeling, and truthful to my Higher Power about what i want and expect.
while this may not provide the instant relief that my disease requires, i know that relief is just a "SHARE AWAY"
-- 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 1
1) If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself, and to effect
this by what he does, I see that he will not succeed. The kingdom
is a spirit-like thing, and cannot be got by active doing. He who
would so win it destroys it; he who would hold it in his grasp loses
it.