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Tue, Dec 16, 2008 10:51:48 AM
μ i must learn to recognize complacency. in the fellowship, i have all the help i need to do that. μ
posted: Tue, Dec 16, 2008 10:51:48 AM
i need to spend time with other recovering addicts because they may detect our complacency before i do. working hard this morning, so it is time to take a break, write a bit and then go hide out in the smoke of a big cigar. so as i sit here and ponder over the warning signs of complacency, i am struck with the fact, that is an inventory that i should undertake a bit more often than on an annual basis. i can honestly say, that today, i am hooked into my recovery, i am doing those things that keep me clean, and have kept me clean, since i finally surrendered to the fact that i am an addict.
so i could go into that once again, or launch a tirade about others, but instead i think i will just move forward with me day, with a dep sense of gratitude that today i am an active participant in my program of recovery, and with the help of a loving HIGHER POWER, the chances are good that i will be again tomorrow.
so i could go into that once again, or launch a tirade about others, but instead i think i will just move forward with me day, with a dep sense of gratitude that today i am an active participant in my program of recovery, and with the help of a loving HIGHER POWER, the chances are good that i will be again tomorrow.
∞ DT ∞
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Another Look!
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
1) To him who holds in his hands the Great Image (of the invisible
Tao), the whole world repairs. Men resort to him, and receive no hurt,
but (find) rest, peace, and the feeling of ease.