Blog entry for:

Sat, Jan 23, 2010 09:48:46 AM


√ for whatever reason, i may discover that my serenity is slipping √
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.

∞ DT ∞

 

djtConsulting Brand
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.

Another Look!

ω wot? i have to maintain my recovery? ω 533 words ➥ Monday, January 23, 2006 by: donnot
∞ in recovery, life can get pretty hectic. ∞ 332 words ➥ Tuesday, January 23, 2007 by: donnot
μ my recovery depends on my daily maintenance program. μ 457 words ➥ Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by: donnot
∞ i cannot afford to let one **bad day,** complete with a bad attitude, ∞ 356 words ➥ Friday, January 23, 2009 by: donnot
ƒ lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways ƒ 658 words ➥ Sunday, January 23, 2011 by: donnot
½ i can take a moment to ask myself ½ 674 words ➥ Monday, January 23, 2012 by: donnot
‡ whatever the reason, when i finally detect that ‡ 606 words ➥ Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by: donnot
† when my attitude heads downhill, † 371 words ➥ Thursday, January 23, 2014 by: donnot
¿ have i ever had a perfect stranger × 620 words ➥ Friday, January 23, 2015 by: donnot
☲ serenity check ☵ 678 words ➥ Saturday, January 23, 2016 by: donnot
⇗ am i suffering ⇖ 821 words ➥ Monday, January 23, 2017 by: donnot
🌥 recovering my serenity 🌤 407 words ➥ Tuesday, January 23, 2018 by: donnot
☲ averting a crash,  ☮ 423 words ➥ Wednesday, January 23, 2019 by: donnot
☐ daily maintenance 🗷 559 words ➥ Thursday, January 23, 2020 by: donnot
🌈 a bad attitude 🌈 532 words ➥ Saturday, January 23, 2021 by: donnot
💥 averting a 💥 421 words ➥ Sunday, January 23, 2022 by: donnot
📉 heading downhill, 📈 511 words ➥ Monday, January 23, 2023 by: donnot
Spacer Image

☯ 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

4) They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes
beautiful; their (poor) dwellings places of rest; and their common
(simple) ways sources of enjoyment.