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in turn fostering my own spiritual well-being.
acting better to feel better -- HMMMMMMM --- sounds like some new age, self-help advice that i can find in any of the thousand books in my local book store in the self-improvement section. where in the heck does this particular ditty come from. well, perhaps all of those self-help books lifted a piece of wisdom from the program that has given me this new manner of living. nawwww that is not very likely. what is more probable is that this is one of those immutable pearls of wisdom that are just part of the human experience. the program that i choose to follow has just incorporated this and many of those other ‘pearls’ into the context of how to recover.
this whole discussion while very interesting and without a doubt, one that opens up many different paths of exploration is really not worth my time, even though i am on vacation. what is worth my time, however, is a brief look at how in my experience, treating others with kindness and respect has made me feel better about myself. practical application and evidence of how it works -- the very essence of what i think this program is all about.
when i lived in active addiction, i used to ponder the nature of everything, and argue what i concluded based on my limited experience and knowledge. these days, i feel that it is my job to look at what is working in my life, after trying something out. i have noticed that when i am respectful of the feelings of those who happen to bump into me during the course of my day, i treat myself with more respect. when i am kind to that same subset of the human race, i also find that i am kinder to myself. and you know what the real irony is? as i am more respectful and kinder to myself, i find i am kinder and more respectful of others. so in scientific terms this is quite a tight little feedback loop, and as an event to lessen the chaos and strife of the world in which i live, certainly a slight improvement.
so the time has come to go face the lines, crowds and excitement of a World Convention with a little more kindness and respect, to see what happens! after all, what good is intellectual activity, if i do not choose to put it into action?

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