Blog summary by Month
Blogs for August 2007:
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∞ guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. ∞ 478 words
➥ Wednesday August 01, 2007 by: donnot
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δ honesty may be uncomfortable, but the trouble i have to endure Δ 309 words
➥ Thursday August 02, 2007 by: donnot
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α i am faced with this dilemma: people are not always trustworthy, ω 329 words
➥ Friday August 03, 2007 by: donnot
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↔ though i enjoyed using right to the end, i sought recovery anyway. ↔ 571 words
➥ Saturday August 04, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ because my thoughts are being shaped in recovery by the spiritual ideals ∞ 208 words
➥ Sunday August 05, 2007 by: donnot
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μ there is nothing inherently wrong with material things μ 442 words
➥ Monday August 06, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ but if i get fired, divorced, or disappointed, gratitude flies out the window. ∞ 207 words
➥ Tuesday August 07, 2007 by: donnot
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α recovery is something that has to be worked for. ω 436 words
➥ Wednesday August 08, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ with the love of my HIGHER POWER, i gain ∞ 551 words
➥ Thursday August 09, 2007 by: donnot
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μ my addiction was a negative, draining dependence that stole all my positive energy. μ 462 words
➥ Friday August 10, 2007 by: donnot
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δ i arrived in the fellowship with a very poor ability to listen. Δ 659 words
➥ Saturday August 11, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ have i really had enough? ∞ 324 words
➥ Sunday August 12, 2007 by: donnot
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μ i pray for their well-being and spiritual growth μ 494 words
➥ Monday August 13, 2007 by: donnot
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Δ i do not have to be the life-long victim Δ 677 words
➥ Tuesday August 14, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ have i ever approached a recovery celebration... ∞ 342 words
➥ Wednesday August 15, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ my spiritual condition is never static; if it is not growing, ∞ 458 words
➥ Thursday August 16, 2007 by: donnot
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μ my fear kept us from opening myself up to those around me,but my fear also kept me from connecting with my world. μ 564 words
➥ Friday August 17, 2007 by: donnot
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↔ i cannot pretend i do not have a fatal, progressive illness, because i do. ↔ 497 words
➥ Saturday August 18, 2007 by: donnot
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α by allowing myself the freedom to experience these feelings, ω 600 words
➥ Monday August 20, 2007 by: donnot
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μ at one time or another, all friendships are challenging. μ 331 words
➥ Tuesday August 21, 2007 by: donnot
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α i have had the gift of recovery shared with me ω 402 words
➥ Wednesday August 22, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ today, my decisions and their consequences need not be influenced by my disease. ∞ 337 words
➥ Thursday August 23, 2007 by: donnot
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↔ i have a choice. i can spend all my time fighting ↔ 404 words
➥ Friday August 24, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ now, i have a chance to clean up that wreckage ∞ 451 words
➥ Saturday August 25, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ am i honestly in touch with myself, my actions, and my motives? ∞ 303 words
➥ Sunday August 26, 2007 by: donnot
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μ in recovery, the first pattern i change is the pattern of using μ 502 words
➥ Monday August 27, 2007 by: donnot
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↔ when the secrets are in control, ↔ 319 words
➥ Tuesday August 28, 2007 by: donnot
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∞ true, i live and stay clean just for today. but i find that ∞ 293 words
➥ Wednesday August 29, 2007 by: donnot
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↔ the joy i inspire may lift the spirits of those around me, ↔ 429 words
➥ Thursday August 30, 2007 by: donnot
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α the fellowship has given me much more than simple abstinence ω 395 words
➥ Friday August 31, 2007 by: donnot

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
3) We meet it and do not see its Front; we follow it, and do not see
its Back. When we can lay hold of the Tao of old to direct the things
of the present day, and are able to know it as it was of old in the
beginning, this is called (unwinding) the clue of Tao.