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Sat, Oct 13, 2007 01:53:23 PM
∞ whether my concerns are broad or personal, the task seems overwhelming ∞
posted: Sat, Oct 13, 2007 01:53:23 PM
i sometimes wonder how i will ever do any good.
every little thing i do to be part of the solution, actually helps? HMMMMM, well i guess it could not hurt. although world peace, no hungry children and the end of active addiction world wide, would be nice, accomplishing any of these things are well beyond the capabilities of this addict alone. so i have to settle for, no i have to accept that there is plenty to to foster those goals with the actions i take in a limited manner today.
i could go on about paying it forward as the reading talks about, however i am sure that i have written about this topic before, so i will just say that today, i will do what i can to make the world a better place, baby steps at a time.
i am clean, and doing my best to minimize the amount of chaos and damage i foster just by being human.
every little thing i do to be part of the solution, actually helps? HMMMMM, well i guess it could not hurt. although world peace, no hungry children and the end of active addiction world wide, would be nice, accomplishing any of these things are well beyond the capabilities of this addict alone. so i have to settle for, no i have to accept that there is plenty to to foster those goals with the actions i take in a limited manner today.
i could go on about paying it forward as the reading talks about, however i am sure that i have written about this topic before, so i will just say that today, i will do what i can to make the world a better place, baby steps at a time.
i am clean, and doing my best to minimize the amount of chaos and damage i foster just by being human.
∞ DT ∞
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
4) The great state only wishes to unite men together and nourish them;
a small state only wishes to be received by, and to serve, the other.
Each gets what it desires, but the great state must learn to abase
itself.