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Fri, Oct 15, 2010 09:03:44 AM
¢ i am not responsible for being an addict, but i am responsible for my recovery ¢
posted: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 09:03:44 AM
i can move away from blaming circumstances — or myself — and into living the solution. well race fans, it is almost show time for me. of course, like a kid on my first day of school, what sleep i got last night was hardly what i normally get, and i know that by the time the weekend ends, i will more than likely be sleep deprived. is it the addict within? maybe, or maybe it is just a human reaction to what would be a stressful situation for anyone. be that as it may, what i need to do this morning, is LET THE FVCK GO! i have done all i could do, i am here and i am present for what may come up anything more is beyond my capabilities, either as a human being or a person in recovery.
did i dream of being an addict when i was a kid,? you know for a long time i would have said no. there has always been a part of me that wanted more from life than i was getting, and that part of me always dreamed of excitement, adventure, notoriety, and being the bad boy. so in my heart, there probably was a secret desire to be an addict, waiting to be tripped into action. this morning i am grateful to be an addict, it is after all, the only reason i am in Grand Junction about to be a part of the big show. had i been a so called normal person, i would have never had bthis particular opportunity, and this opportunity os what is making me the man i am.
so it is time to jump in the shower and start to prepare for the day ahead. today is the easy day, and i will do my dang bet to live it one moment at a time, after all, tomorrow i can always freak out!
did i dream of being an addict when i was a kid,? you know for a long time i would have said no. there has always been a part of me that wanted more from life than i was getting, and that part of me always dreamed of excitement, adventure, notoriety, and being the bad boy. so in my heart, there probably was a secret desire to be an addict, waiting to be tripped into action. this morning i am grateful to be an addict, it is after all, the only reason i am in Grand Junction about to be a part of the big show. had i been a so called normal person, i would have never had bthis particular opportunity, and this opportunity os what is making me the man i am.
so it is time to jump in the shower and start to prepare for the day ahead. today is the easy day, and i will do my dang bet to live it one moment at a time, after all, tomorrow i can always freak out!
∞ 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.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) He who knows these two things finds in them also his model and
rule. Ability to know this model and rule constitutes what we call
the mysterious excellence (of a governor). Deep and far-reaching is
such mysterious excellence, showing indeed its possessor as opposite
to others, but leading them to a great conformity to him.