Blog summary by Month
Blogs for November 2006:
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α i did not want to live with the problems i had created for myself. ω 516 words
➥ Wednesday November 01, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ just knowing that i am loved and cared about makes my problems bearable. ∞ 316 words
➥ Thursday November 02, 2006 by: donnot
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δ recovery, and life itself, contain equal parts of pain and joy. α 380 words
➥ Friday November 03, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ the love i find in the program reopens the world to me. it unlocks the cage of addiction which once imprisoned me. ↔ 402 words
➥ Saturday November 04, 2006 by: donnot
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δ in addiction, i developed self-destructive, anti-social impulses. when conflict arose, δ 352 words
➥ Sunday November 05, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i will never attain a state of perfect humility. ∞ 280 words
➥ Monday November 06, 2006 by: donnot
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α rather than look for signs from my Higher Power, i begin to rely more on my intuition, Ω 488 words
➥ Tuesday November 07, 2006 by: donnot
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μ to be grateful for the degree of sanity to which i have been restored, μ 471 words
➥ Wednesday November 08, 2006 by: donnot
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δ i have opinions about fate and destiny but, whether i believe in such theories or not, δ 491 words
➥ Thursday November 09, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ the application of spiritual principles helps eliminate fear from my life. ∞ 348 words
➥ Friday November 10, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ having allowed the GOD of my understanding access to the depths of myself, i accept more of the care of GOD. ∞ 353 words
➥ Saturday November 11, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ every time i get up to speak, i find all the clever lines and funny stories seem to disappear from my mind. ∞ 378 words
➥ Sunday November 12, 2006 by: donnot
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δ what i seek in perfection is freedom from the discomfort of making mistakes δ 341 words
➥ Monday November 13, 2006 by: donnot
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α the more experience i gain in living, rather than merely existing, α 556 words
➥ Tuesday November 14, 2006 by: donnot
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δ a willingness to let go of my preconceived ideas and opinions opens the channel for spiritual guidance to light my way δ 372 words
➥ Wednesday November 15, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ i may feel like an alien but i must remember, the alienation is mine, not that of the program ↔ 493 words
➥ Thursday November 16, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ no matter how i feel today, i will go on with my recovery ∞ 380 words
➥ Friday November 17, 2006 by: donnot
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δ i can take advantage of the knowledge gained in examining my mistakes, δ 568 words
➥ Saturday November 18, 2006 by: donnot
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μ but as i listened i started to hear something new, a wordless language μ 586 words
➥ Sunday November 19, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i may think everyone, from the newest member to the oldest oldtimer, sounds better at meetings than i do. ∞ 338 words
➥ Monday November 20, 2006 by: donnot
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δ letting go of something painful can be as difficult as letting go of something pleasant. δ 390 words
➥ Tuesday November 21, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ once my foundation is prepared, then i can go full steam ahead to put my new life together. ∞ 479 words
➥ Wednesday November 22, 2006 by: donnot
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α i took pains to maintain an illusion of control over my addiction and my life Ω 447 words
➥ Thursday November 23, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ the more i try to make my life conform to my expectations, the more uncomfortable i feel. ∞ 595 words
➥ Saturday November 25, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ it is no wonder that, sometimes, i want to run from all these tasks ∞ 325 words
➥ Sunday November 26, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ putting faith to work in my daily life gives me all the courage and strength i need, ∞ 425 words
➥ Monday November 27, 2006 by: donnot
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μ humility is a puzzling concept. true humility is, simply, acceptance of who i am. μ 358 words
➥ Tuesday November 28, 2006 by: donnot
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α one such principle is that, if i ask, my HIGHER POWER will care for me. Ω 452 words
➥ Wednesday November 29, 2006 by: donnot
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Δ in recovery, i learn how to trust others. intimacy requires me to lower my defenses. δ 463 words
➥ Thursday November 30, 2006 by: donnot

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) Thus it is that dignity finds its (firm) root in its (previous)
meanness, and what is lofty finds its stability in the lowness (from
which it rises). Hence princes and kings call themselves 'Orphans,'
'Men of small virtue,' and as 'Carriages without a nave.' Is not this
an acknowledgment that in their considering themselves mean they see
the foundation of their dignity? So it is that in the enumeration
of the different parts of a carriage we do not come on what makes
it answer the ends of a carriage. They do not wish to show themselves
elegant-looking as jade, but (prefer) to be coarse-looking as an (ordinary)
stone.