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Blogs for August 2006:

• δ one of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results δ 374 words ➥ Tuesday August 01, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ i continue to apply the principle of honesty each time ↔ 193 words ➥ Wednesday August 02, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ i am faced with this dilemma: people are not always trustworthy, yet i must trust them. ∞ 435 words ➥ Thursday August 03, 2006 by: donnot
  
• α only when my secrets stop being secret Ω 454 words ➥ Friday August 04, 2006 by: donnot
  
• δ and what is my natural condition? δ 437 words ➥ Saturday August 05, 2006 by: donnot
  
• μ inner peace, a sure sense of direction, and emotional security μ 609 words ➥ Sunday August 06, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ but if i get fired, divorced, or disappointed, gratitude flies out the window ∞ 479 words ➥ Monday August 07, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ i recover by making my own decisions, doing my own service, and working my own steps ↔ 509 words ➥ Tuesday August 08, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ LOVE is the transforming power that drives my recovery, with that love, i begin to see things differently, ∞ 462 words ➥ Wednesday August 09, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ my active addiction was more than just a bad habit waiting to be broken by force of will ∞ 290 words ➥ Thursday August 10, 2006 by: donnot
  
• δ the ability to listen actively was unknown to me in the isolation of my addiction δ 523 words ➥ Friday August 11, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ All that matters is that i have reached an emotional and spiritual bottom that precludes my return to active addiction ∞ 382 words ➥ Saturday August 12, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ i cannot change the difficult people in my life, nor can i please everyone ∞ 282 words ➥ Sunday August 13, 2006 by: donnot
  
• δ discovering that i do not want to keep all the rules i have been taught. Δ 474 words ➥ Monday August 14, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ it is odd that i should come into recovery thinking... ∞ 299 words ➥ Tuesday August 15, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ up or down -- it is one or the other, with very little in between, where spiritual growth is concerned. ↔ 351 words ➥ Wednesday August 16, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ today, i need not hide from the reality of our relations with the people, places, and things in our lives. ∞ 364 words ➥ Thursday August 17, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ there is the disease itself to consider --  ∞ 391 words ➥ Friday August 18, 2006 by: donnot
  
• δ the enormity of the change required in my life can be paralyzing. δ 572 words ➥ Saturday August 19, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ every life has a beginning and an end ∞ 390 words ➥ Sunday August 20, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ the truth will set you free, but first it will make you furious, seems especially true in friendship. ↔ 353 words ➥ Monday August 21, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ to make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart, ∞ 403 words ➥ Tuesday August 22, 2006 by: donnot
  
• α i came to see decision-making as a rigged game, one i should play as little as possible Ω 427 words ➥ Wednesday August 23, 2006 by: donnot
  
• α the answers usually will not come in a flash of white light accompanied by a drum roll. Ω 342 words ➥ Thursday August 24, 2006 by: donnot
  
• δ by clearing away the rubble that for so long has stood in the way of my progress δ 449 words ➥ Friday August 25, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ the Tenth Step helps me to continue living comfortably in recovery ↔ 308 words ➥ Saturday August 26, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ even in recovery, i may still treat myself as if i am worthless ∞ 397 words ➥ Sunday August 27, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ↔ when the secrets are in control, ↔ 274 words ➥ Monday August 28, 2006 by: donnot
  
• μ where i come from ceases to be the most important thing about me. it is where i am going that counts. μ 426 words ➥ Tuesday August 29, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ i treat others badly when i feel bad about myself? ∞ 471 words ➥ Wednesday August 30, 2006 by: donnot
  
• ∞ in the course of day-to-day recovery, i sometimes forget how much our lives have changed. ∞ 428 words ➥ Thursday August 31, 2006 by: donnot
  

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