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โˆž i want to discover the true nature of my relationships โ€ฆ

Posted: Tue, Jul 15, 2008 11:04:05 AM

with other people and mend whatever breaks i may find in those relations. so the eight step is the key to this, and that just happens to be where i am, or least where i am thinking about being. the humbling part of where i am, is that this is not my first eight step and all of the damage i am discovering has been done while i was an active participant in my recovery. dang it, i thought i was supposed to be getting better at this life gig, and here i am looking at damage once again. of course i could always change sponsors and put this off for a while longer, but that would accomplish nothing, the list would still be there, longer i am sure and even more humbling than it is right now. so if i want to have good relationships and if i want to practice these principles ion all my affairs, then i need to get down to actually working through this step and find the relief that i know is there.
anyhow, it has been a long morning and yet i have very little done, so it is time to catch-up and do some work. life is all about doing what i need to do, just for today.

∞ DT ∞


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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

1) That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; before a thing has
given indications of its presence, it is easy to take measures against
it; that which is brittle is easily broken; that which is very small
is easily dispersed. Action should be taken before a thing has made
its appearance; order should be secured before disorder has begun.