โ for whatever reason, i may discover that my serenity is slipping โ
Posted: Sat, Jan 23, 2010 09:48:46 AM
when this happens, it is crucial that i take action. after all i know of many ways to work on recovering my serenity. although, this does not happen to be the case this morning, at least not yet. the fact is, that i have done very little interaction with the outside world, so there has been very little opportunity for my serenity to get tossed into the bit bucket. i know that sounds contrary to what the reading is telling me this morning -- SERENITY IS AN INSIDE JOB!
i know this as a fact, and i wish i could say that those troubles and travails that come from everyday living had absolutely no effect on my serenity. i have not quite grown that far, and the chance of me ever getting to that place is practically nil. the HOPE is that each day , as long as i do what i need to do to take care of myself, i get a bit closer to that ideal. yes to put it mathematically, as my time in recovery approaches infinity, my serenity approaches a pure inside job, unaffected by the crap that goes on external to me.
in that case, how do i keep myself progressing towards that ideal. well the reading was quite clear, DO THIS RECOVERY GIG! for me, that means daily contact with a HIGHER POWER, daily inventories, daily contact with other addicts in recovery, periodic contact with my sponsor, step work, meeting attendance, and reading the literature. not really all that much and perhaps that may consume at most a few hours out of my waking day. i watch TV for longer than that on some days.
so what am i going to do today, well for me, working out has been found to increase my serenity, so it is time for me and the dawg to take a bit of a trip arounf pour neighborhood. after that, some work and then i will see what i do next. it is a good day to work on my serenity and i think i will.
i know this as a fact, and i wish i could say that those troubles and travails that come from everyday living had absolutely no effect on my serenity. i have not quite grown that far, and the chance of me ever getting to that place is practically nil. the HOPE is that each day , as long as i do what i need to do to take care of myself, i get a bit closer to that ideal. yes to put it mathematically, as my time in recovery approaches infinity, my serenity approaches a pure inside job, unaffected by the crap that goes on external to me.
in that case, how do i keep myself progressing towards that ideal. well the reading was quite clear, DO THIS RECOVERY GIG! for me, that means daily contact with a HIGHER POWER, daily inventories, daily contact with other addicts in recovery, periodic contact with my sponsor, step work, meeting attendance, and reading the literature. not really all that much and perhaps that may consume at most a few hours out of my waking day. i watch TV for longer than that on some days.
so what am i going to do today, well for me, working out has been found to increase my serenity, so it is time for me and the dawg to take a bit of a trip arounf pour neighborhood. after that, some work and then i will see what i do next. it is a good day to work on my serenity and i think i will.
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