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Tue, Aug 11, 2009 08:23:55 AM
Δ to take full advantage of …
posted: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 08:23:55 AM
**the therapeutic value of one addict helping another,** i must learn to listen actively. quite a nice break for me from the constant barrage of HP readings, although as this morning progresses i need to discover how my sponsor is doing. well, now i know he is going to be okay for right now, but is sleeping, so i will give a call later.
of course, i can take this reading and turn it into another HP topic without any effort at all. after all, part of my belief system is that those with whom i share recovery with, are the vehicles for what i need to hear. so in a real sense, they are the voice of my HIGHER POWER. i have absolutely no issue with that last statement, and a direct result of such an assertion is that my job becomes to listen and actually hear what is being said to me. when i allow myself to be distracted by the idle chatter of my internal conversation, it is quite possible that i am missing something crucial to my ongoing recovery process. this task now becomes doubly important, at least for me. this morning, however i am more than a bit distracted, so i will close with this thought:
of course, i can take this reading and turn it into another HP topic without any effort at all. after all, part of my belief system is that those with whom i share recovery with, are the vehicles for what i need to hear. so in a real sense, they are the voice of my HIGHER POWER. i have absolutely no issue with that last statement, and a direct result of such an assertion is that my job becomes to listen and actually hear what is being said to me. when i allow myself to be distracted by the idle chatter of my internal conversation, it is quite possible that i am missing something crucial to my ongoing recovery process. this task now becomes doubly important, at least for me. this morning, however i am more than a bit distracted, so i will close with this thought:
HAPPY 6th ANNIVERSARY of your CLEAN DATE LINDA L
YOU ARE A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNICATION FROM MY HIGHER POWER!
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MY LIFE
∞ 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.
Another Look!
active listening 129 words ➥ Wednesday, August 11, 2004 by: donnot↔ can i hear you now? ↔ 373 words ➥ Thursday, August 11, 2005 by: donnot
δ the ability to listen actively was unknown to me in the isolation of my addiction δ 523 words ➥ Friday, August 11, 2006 by: donnot
δ i arrived in the fellowship with a very poor ability to listen. Δ 659 words ➥ Saturday, August 11, 2007 by: donnot
μ through active listening, i receive everything being offered to me from the fellowship, μ 333 words ➥ Monday, August 11, 2008 by: donnot
⇒ through active listening, i hear things that work for me ⇐ 564 words ➥ Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by: donnot
¨ by concentrating on what is being shared shared, while it is being shared ¨ 754 words ➥ Thursday, August 11, 2011 by: donnot
… my active listening, helps me to empathize, … 513 words ➥ Saturday, August 11, 2012 by: donnot
∝ what could be active listening for me? ∝ 675 words ➥ Sunday, August 11, 2013 by: donnot
¹ in order to take full advantage of: ¹ 536 words ➥ Monday, August 11, 2014 by: donnot
¿ listening actively ? 734 words ➥ Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by: donnot
✴ the ideas and concepts ✴ 585 words ➥ Thursday, August 11, 2016 by: donnot
😜 striving to be 😝 672 words ➥ Friday, August 11, 2017 by: donnot
🎧 a very poor 🎧 546 words ➥ Saturday, August 11, 2018 by: donnot
🛑 setting aside 🛑 498 words ➥ Sunday, August 11, 2019 by: donnot
🗨 hearing 🗫 407 words ➥ Tuesday, August 11, 2020 by: donnot
🍨 feelings such 🍨 430 words ➥ Wednesday, August 11, 2021 by: donnot
🤔 thoughts and opinions, 🗫 512 words ➥ Thursday, August 11, 2022 by: donnot
🎜 harmony 🤬 553 words ➥ Friday, August 11, 2023 by: donnot
🤐 the therapeutic 🤯 404 words ➥ Sunday, August 11, 2024 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
2) Therefore (to guard against this), the sage keeps the left-hand
portion of the record of the engagement, and does not insist on the
(speedy) fulfilment of it by the other party. (So), he who has the
attributes (of the Tao) regards (only) the conditions of the engagement,
while he who has not those attributes regards only the conditions
favourable to himself.