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Sun, Dec 26, 2004 08:53:30 AM


∞ who do i trust ∞
posted: Sun, Dec 26, 2004 08:53:30 AM

 

sorry about the blinking message, i know friends do not let friends use <blink>, but i had an irresistible impulse to do something insane on friday and that was the least damaging thing i could do.
it has been a very busy two days for me and i have drifted away from a few of the things that keep me clean, so today i return to my program with a renewed vigor.
the JFT reading this morning was about transferring the unhealthy dependence i had on using to a healthy dependence on a POWER greater than myself. it also spoke of an unhealthy transference to human beings.
although i love my sponsor, and my friends dearly and have come to depend on them for guidance, companionship, i cannot allow myself to depend on them for those things that are beyond human abilities. among those skills humans lack, are the power to keep me clean, the power to care for my ENTIRE life and will and the power to remove my character defects and shortcomings.
coming to TRUST humans to help me and coming to TRUST GOD to provide for me all those things that are beyond the ability of human beings was an important step in my recovery process. this separation, although still not finished, will allow me to continue to recover -- just for today.
∞∞ DT ∞∞

 

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Another Look!

↔ placing my trust  ↔ 576 words ➥ Monday, December 26, 2005 by: donnot
α no human force can restore my sanity, care for my will and my life, Ω 444 words ➥ Tuesday, December 26, 2006 by: donnot
… now that i have stumbled into the rooms of recovery, i may be tempted to rely … 429 words ➥ Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by: donnot
μ i am a person who may be accustomed to placing all my eggs in one basket … 532 words ➥ Friday, December 26, 2008 by: donnot
⊆ my dependence must rest on a Power greater than myself ⊇ 610 words ➥ Saturday, December 26, 2009 by: donnot
π as i am learning to trust this POWER  π 949 words ➥ Sunday, December 26, 2010 by: donnot
† i will place my trust in a POWER greater than myself † 531 words ➥ Monday, December 26, 2011 by: donnot
♣ dependence on human beings is risky ♣ 522 words ➥ Wednesday, December 26, 2012 by: donnot
◊ now that i have stumbled into the rooms of recovery, ◊ 784 words ➥ Thursday, December 26, 2013 by: donnot
♥ never failing POWER ♥ 720 words ➥ Friday, December 26, 2014 by: donnot
☶ never - failing POWER ☲ 815 words ➥ Saturday, December 26, 2015 by: donnot
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🌫 betrayed by 🌫 641 words ➥ Tuesday, December 26, 2017 by: donnot
👤 unconditionally available  👥 553 words ➥ Wednesday, December 26, 2018 by: donnot
🥚 placing all my 🐣 692 words ➥ Thursday, December 26, 2019 by: donnot
🌋 no human force 🌋 404 words ➥ Saturday, December 26, 2020 by: donnot
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💥 as tempting 💥 391 words ➥ Monday, December 26, 2022 by: donnot
🗪 communication 🗫 427 words ➥ Tuesday, December 26, 2023 by: donnot
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☯ 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) A master of the art of war has said, 'I do not dare to be the host
(to commence the war); I prefer to be the guest (to act on the defensive).
I do not dare to advance an inch; I prefer to retire a foot.' This
is called marshalling the ranks where there are no ranks; baring the
arms (to fight) where there are no arms to bare; grasping the weapon
where there is no weapon to grasp; advancing against the enemy where
there is no enemy.