Blog summary by Month
Blogs for December 2006:
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∞ when i talk to God, i need to remember that i live in the real world. ∞ 415 words
➥ Friday December 01, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ my recovery must come first. job or no job, relationship or no relationship, ↔ 438 words
➥ Saturday December 02, 2006 by: donnot
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δ recovery has given me a new vision of myself and my life. μ 500 words
➥ Sunday December 03, 2006 by: donnot
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δ addiction had warped my desires, my interests, my sense of what was best for myself. that is why -- Δ 465 words
➥ Monday December 04, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ how do i know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? the truth is that i do not know! ∞ 375 words
➥ Tuesday December 05, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i can not forget that we have only a daily reprieve from our addiction. ∞ 227 words
➥ Wednesday December 06, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ you do not survive your feelings, i thought, you drug them. ∞ 380 words
➥ Thursday December 07, 2006 by: donnot
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δ sometimes my readiness to have my character defects removed depends on what i call them δ 163 words
➥ Friday December 08, 2006 by: donnot
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Δ with a little practice, i can find greater freedom from self-obsession δ 397 words
➥ Saturday December 09, 2006 by: donnot
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α sometimes i come very close to the ideal of being a winner, sometimes i do not. ω 573 words
➥ Sunday December 10, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ IF i am ready to exchange the misery of today for even greater peace, ∞ 381 words
➥ Monday December 11, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ with all sorts of changes taking place, it is only natural to grab hold of ↔ 628 words
➥ Tuesday December 12, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i am only a member when i say i am. i can bring my friends and loved ones to a meeting if they are willing, ∞ 471 words
➥ Wednesday December 13, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ ADDICTION is a part of me; it is an illness that involves every area of my life, with or without drugs. ∞ 470 words
➥ Thursday December 14, 2006 by: donnot
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μ one of the greatest of these gifts is the privilege of sharing with others μ 480 words
➥ Friday December 15, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ recognizing complacency in my recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. ∞ 370 words
➥ Saturday December 16, 2006 by: donnot
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δ when i find myself with an especially strong urge to do or have something, δ 378 words
➥ Sunday December 17, 2006 by: donnot
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α those times when i grow disgusted with meetings and find myself complaining about what was shared, α 497 words
➥ Monday December 18, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ to receive the rewards of the Twelfth Step, ∞ 377 words
➥ Tuesday December 19, 2006 by: donnot
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δ this self-centeredness does not cease just because i stop using drugs δ 447 words
➥ Wednesday December 20, 2006 by: donnot
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δ fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. none of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; δ 512 words
➥ Thursday December 21, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ in recovery i have come back to life, the days of living like a ghost are past, but only ∞ 557 words
➥ Friday December 22, 2006 by: donnot
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δ i want to change, to grow, to become something more than i am today. to do that, δ 468 words
➥ Saturday December 23, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i feel hope when other addicts share their recovery with me in meetings. ∞ 507 words
➥ Sunday December 24, 2006 by: donnot
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α no human force can restore my sanity, care for my will and my life, Ω 444 words
➥ Tuesday December 26, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i sometimes now believe that my particular brand of insanity is hopeless. ∞ 478 words
➥ Wednesday December 27, 2006 by: donnot
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↔ most importantly, prayer and meditation can help me tap the power i need to survive depression ↔ 644 words
➥ Thursday December 28, 2006 by: donnot
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¿ at some point in my recovery, i come to the awkward realization that the way i see myself ... ¿ 603 words
➥ Friday December 29, 2006 by: donnot
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¡ i wish that recovery would move a little faster so i could find some comfort ¡ 358 words
➥ Saturday December 30, 2006 by: donnot
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∞ i can find opportunities to be of service in nearly every area of my life ∞. 456 words
➥ Sunday December 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) He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is
like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts
will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him.