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Thu, Mar 15, 2012 06:41:38 AM
½ i no longer have to live a life of isolation ½
posted: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 06:41:38 AM
i can become a part of the greater whole, the fellowship that has give me this new life.
or
i can choose to withdraw, rationalizing and justifying my whole way back to active addiction.
the real point here, is that because of recovery I HAVE THOSE CHOICES!
the other 85%, would never understand about how locked in and isolated an addict in active addiction really is. even when i surrounded myself with others, i was always apart, and never could fit in, without something on board to make me “normal.” so the fellowship, while giving me clues on how to do this gig, also is a place where i learn the social skills that i never thought important enough to learn, back in the day.
enough of the preaching to the choir, this morning i am a bit anxious waiting to hear back from CU. i do not know if taking this long is a good thing or not, and i was okay up until least night when i missed the call, due to a service commitment. i slept fine, but this morning before the alarm went off, i was once again returning to the obsessive thoughts about ‘what if’, on both sides of the coin. today i cannot afford to be anything but present for my current position, as how i perform on my current task will determine how the rest of my contract there will go.
anyhow, just a breif missive to the bits and bytes that comprise the internet, as i am so scattered and unable to focus, that i might as well head down and get working on what needs to be done.
or
i can choose to withdraw, rationalizing and justifying my whole way back to active addiction.
the real point here, is that because of recovery I HAVE THOSE CHOICES!
the other 85%, would never understand about how locked in and isolated an addict in active addiction really is. even when i surrounded myself with others, i was always apart, and never could fit in, without something on board to make me “normal.” so the fellowship, while giving me clues on how to do this gig, also is a place where i learn the social skills that i never thought important enough to learn, back in the day.
enough of the preaching to the choir, this morning i am a bit anxious waiting to hear back from CU. i do not know if taking this long is a good thing or not, and i was okay up until least night when i missed the call, due to a service commitment. i slept fine, but this morning before the alarm went off, i was once again returning to the obsessive thoughts about ‘what if’, on both sides of the coin. today i cannot afford to be anything but present for my current position, as how i perform on my current task will determine how the rest of my contract there will go.
anyhow, just a breif missive to the bits and bytes that comprise the internet, as i am so scattered and unable to focus, that i might as well head down and get working on what needs to be done.
∞ 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.
Another Look!
∞ being a part of ∞ 315 words ➥ Tuesday, March 15, 2005 by: donnot∞ striving to feel a part of the fellowship ∞ 368 words ➥ Wednesday, March 15, 2006 by: donnot
∞ i believed that if i let others get to know me, they would only find out how terribly flawed i was. ∞ 342 words ➥ Thursday, March 15, 2007 by: donnot
∞ active addiction set me apart from society, isolating me. … 378 words ➥ Saturday, March 15, 2008 by: donnot
↔ with my newly found friends in the fellowship, i no longer have to live a life of isolation ↔ 459 words ➥ Sunday, March 15, 2009 by: donnot
§ active addiction sets me apart from society, isolating me § 685 words ➥ Monday, March 15, 2010 by: donnot
♦ the get-togethers after meetings are good opportunities ♦ 638 words ➥ Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by: donnot
∑ i learn to make small talk at these impromptu gatherings ∑ 681 words ➥ Friday, March 15, 2013 by: donnot
± once it becomes evident, how terribly flawed i am ± 715 words ➥ Sunday, March 15, 2015 by: donnot
⋰ feeling ** a part of ** ⋱ 730 words ➥ Tuesday, March 15, 2016 by: donnot
🍎 allowing myself 🍏 675 words ➥ Wednesday, March 15, 2017 by: donnot
🎰 if i let others 🎲 591 words ➥ Thursday, March 15, 2018 by: donnot
😏 familiarity and friendliness, 😝 588 words ➥ Friday, March 15, 2019 by: donnot
🛍 IF i allow 🛒 526 words ➥ Sunday, March 15, 2020 by: donnot
🌫 terribly flawed 🌫 327 words ➥ Monday, March 15, 2021 by: donnot
😨 the lie 😱 586 words ➥ Tuesday, March 15, 2022 by: donnot
🤜 goodwill and 🤛 593 words ➥ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by: donnot
😓 FEAR is 😵 346 words ➥ Friday, March 15, 2024 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
1) In a little state with a small population, I would so order it,
that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a
hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the
people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove
elsewhere (to avoid it).