Blog entry for:
Tue, Dec 28, 2004 05:41:24 AM
↔ depression ↔
posted: Tue, Dec 28, 2004 05:41:24 AM
depression like so many other "bad feelings" is something that i had to learn to live with when i got clean. one of the first and most difficult concepts for me to grasp was that feelings and emotions were neither "good" nor "bad" , they just were. it was my reaction to these feelings that was inappropriate. although i have never suffered from depression in any real sense, getting clean has allowed me a full range of emotions and feelings. i also have come to grasp that i have never died of a feeling and that there are people here who not only empathize, but can help to figure out what i am feeling and help me deal with those feelings without using or acting out. and that is the joy of this program, i do not have to do any of this alone!
∞ DT ∞
∞ DT ∞
The views expressed on this page are solely the opinion of the author.
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.
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!
∞ this too shall pass ∞ 349 words ➥ Wednesday, December 28, 2005 by: donnot↔ most importantly, prayer and meditation can help me tap the power i need to survive depression ↔ 644 words ➥ Thursday, December 28, 2006 by: donnot
∞ as an addict, i experience depression from time to time. when i feel depressed, ∞ 485 words ➥ Friday, December 28, 2007 by: donnot
μ when i feel depressed i need to practice acceptance and remember that feelings will unquestionably pass in time … 394 words ➥ Sunday, December 28, 2008 by: donnot
ϖ i cannot afford to let depression lead me back to using ϖ 478 words ➥ Monday, December 28, 2009 by: donnot
⇑ i can be no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression ⇓ 699 words ➥ Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by: donnot
¿ i accept that my feelings will NOT last forever ¿ 472 words ➥ Wednesday, December 28, 2011 by: donnot
≈ rather than struggle with my feelings, i CAN accept them ≈ 558 words ➥ Friday, December 28, 2012 by: donnot
± sharing with others about my feelings may ± 346 words ➥ Saturday, December 28, 2013 by: donnot
∑ when i practice acceptance and i can remember ∑ 724 words ➥ Sunday, December 28, 2014 by: donnot
∅ depression ∅ 539 words ➥ Monday, December 28, 2015 by: donnot
⪺ fighting fear ⪹ 612 words ➥ Wednesday, December 28, 2016 by: donnot
🌋 feelings, even 🦄 603 words ➥ Thursday, December 28, 2017 by: donnot
🔜 seeking the strength 🔚 428 words ➥ Friday, December 28, 2018 by: donnot
💨 talking openly 💬 420 words ➥ Saturday, December 28, 2019 by: donnot
😕 tapping 🤯 527 words ➥ Monday, December 28, 2020 by: donnot
🔗 meditation helps 🗃 547 words ➥ Tuesday, December 28, 2021 by: donnot
😨 fear, anger, 😭 551 words ➥ Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by: donnot
😐 grace in my 😎 472 words ➥ Thursday, December 28, 2023 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son of Heaven,
and he has appointed his three ducal ministers, though (a prince)
were to send in a round symbol-of-rank large enough to fill both the
hands, and that as the precursor of the team of horses (in the court-yard),
such an offering would not be equal to (a lesson of) this Tao, which
one might present on his knees.