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What if I had it all wrong, but was confident I had it all right? What if I thought the process of life was to add, but realized later the process was to multiply? I spent my life professing that 5 + 5 was 10, only to discover …
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I have simply been unwilling to do what needs to be done. There is no two ways about it. I have chosen servitude over sovereignty. The choice to get sober is not drudgery. The choice to get sober is the choice to love. Sobriety isn’t about giving up. …
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He does X—I do Z. He does X—I do Z. Wait… I’m sober now. I don’t want to do Z anymore. “Stop doing X so I can stop doing Z.” I tell him. “WHAT are you talking about?” he retorts. Sure pretends like he doesn’t know what he’s …
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It’s easier to think about new tasks than do new tasks. The scenario for me goes something like this: 6:00 am — Peace-filled, committed, serene, accepting, spiritually grounded. 9:00 am — Engaged in the day intellectually. Noon — Less engaged spiritually and more easily swayed by internal conversation. 3:00 …
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It’s difficult, near impossible, for addicts to see the self-centeredness that has crystallized within the subconscious mind. The pace of the hardening, so slow, goes unnoticed to most addicts. We have left a wake of destruction behind us and still we are looking for our needs to be …
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Its all one. My friend Ricky’s post. Many of you ask how one can begin the journey of Competency Four. This is an excellent example of “Reframing my Perspective.” Read with the intent to learn. Try and not read with the “I know, I know” attitude. (p.s. btw …
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We almost take comfort in the (presumed) fact that we are battling alcoholism. We prefer to think of alcoholism as something outside of us. We favor the idea that the alcohol is the problem; if only we could get rid of the alcohol, then we would be okay. …
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Reframe means that I am willing to see the situation new, as in brand new, without my original story attached. With this shift I can grant forgiveness to self and another. For many, this is the most challenging of the competencies. Why? It requires that I entertain a …
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Have I succeeded in establishing and living by my own standards or do I simply, or at times blindly, follow those handed down to me? By “standards” I am referring to my chosen principles. For me there was the first set of principles that applied equally and then …
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