Blog summary by Month
Blogs for October 2006:
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∞ emotional pain provides a basis for comparison when i am joyful. ∞ 404 words
➥ Sunday October 01, 2006 by: donnot
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α by exercising and renewing my faith on a daily basis, Ω 569 words
➥ Monday October 02, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ when my ideas, my desires, my demands take first place in my life, ∞ 388 words
➥ Tuesday October 03, 2006 by: donnot
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α true, meetings may not be a laugh riot, and my friends may not be spiritual giants. α 613 words
➥ Wednesday October 04, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i realize i would not really want justice -- ∞ 510 words
➥ Thursday October 05, 2006 by: donnot
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δ although i may not be granted a full pardon by everyone to whom i owe amends, δ 417 words
➥ Friday October 06, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief ∞ 380 words
➥ Monday October 09, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ there is a prize and a price. it is okay to act despite the consequences ∞ 549 words
➥ Tuesday October 10, 2006 by: donnot
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α today, however, i understand that the condition of the world was not really the problem. Ω 359 words
➥ Wednesday October 11, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ the more i try to impress others with how right i am, the more wrong i become. ∞ 523 words
➥ Thursday October 12, 2006 by: donnot
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δ to gain more from life than an ordinary plodding existence requires very little effort on my part. δ 465 words
➥ Friday October 13, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ a sense of belonging comes when i share myself with others. ∞ 382 words
➥ Saturday October 14, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ i did not choose to become an addict, and i cannot choose to stop being an addict. ↔ 419 words
➥ Sunday October 15, 2006 by: donnot
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α i seemed to be lost, wandering a trackless waste with no one to guide me. Ω 469 words
➥ Monday October 16, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ the real truth, however, was that i often could not see the truth if it hit me square in the face ∞ 427 words
➥ Tuesday October 17, 2006 by: donnot
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δ we meet on mutual ground with our focus on the two things we all have in common δ 516 words
➥ Wednesday October 18, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ it is essential that i stand for something, or i risk falling for anything. ∞ 399 words
➥ Thursday October 19, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ freedom from active addiction means, among other things, the freedom to make choices for myself. ∞ 529 words
➥ Friday October 20, 2006 by: donnot
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α enjoyment, appreciation, and gratitude for the quality of my life Ω 289 words
➥ Saturday October 21, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ the program provides me with many voices that counter my addiction, voices i can trust ↔ 439 words
➥ Sunday October 22, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ as long as i could distract myself with my plans, i could put off accepting that i was out of control. ∞ 435 words
➥ Monday October 23, 2006 by: donnot
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α my existence takes on new meaning as i accept responsibility α 331 words
➥ Tuesday October 24, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ principles before personalities -- these words are an affirmation: ∞ 525 words
➥ Wednesday October 25, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ my addiction has been a source of shame to me. i have hidden myself from others, ∞ 268 words
➥ Thursday October 26, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ the guilt, fear, and anger that once dominated me may spill into my new life, complicating my efforts to change and grow. ↔ 415 words
➥ Friday October 27, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i have no control over the challenges life gives me. what i can control is how i react to those challenges. ∞ 522 words
➥ Saturday October 28, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ thoughts of how bad it was - - or could be - - can consume my hopes for recovery. ∞ 329 words
➥ Sunday October 29, 2006 by: donnot
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δ facing life, without the use of drugs is not always easy. δ 376 words
➥ Monday October 30, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ working the Twelve Steps gives me a fresh start in life and some guidance for living in the world ∞ 444 words
➥ Tuesday October 31, 2006 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
1) The things which from of old have got the One (the Tao) are--
Heaven which by it is bright and pure;
Earth rendered thereby firm and sure;
Spirits with powers by it supplied;
Valleys kept full throughout their void
All creatures which through it do live
Princes and kings who from it get
The model which to all they give. All these are the results of the
One (Tao).