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Wed, Nov 4, 2015 07:25:57 AM
♥ the flow ♥
posted: Wed, Nov 4, 2015 07:25:57 AM
of life energy = LOVE.
enough said, time to move along.
what i heard this morning, was a reflection of a theme started several weeks ago, by one of my peers, who has been “around” the rooms for nearly a decade but never managed to accumulate much clean time, before they decided that using was their best choice, unless of course, they were locked up. there contention and the one i heard echoed through one of my peers last night, that no matter what is: we, as the members of the fellowship, are SUPPOSED to give them anything they want, because they are asking for help. disregard their recent bad behaviors, poor decision making and lack of visibility, they are back here for a minute so GIMME, GIMME, GIMME! not a whole lotta love there.
what i told the peer, who was asking for my input, was that if he trusted their home and family, with someone who is in an unknown state, then to what was in their heart. by unknown state, they have no direct knowledge of when the last time, the greedy bastard addict had last used, but behaviors seemed to indicate it was not that long ago.
when i got here, i was from trustworthy, and i was hardly working a program, but i was working the members, for everything i thought i NEEDED, but actually wanted. everything went in one direction, >>> TO ME. remember those days, fondly or not so fondly, but when i remember those days it certainly is not hard to project my motives on the actions of my nearly in the rooms peers, in the present tense. what i am walking away with this morning, is that i need to forgive, not forget. i need to be open to the notion that maybe i am not being played and manipulated and until i have direct evidence give someone the benefit of the doubt. gold does not always reveal itself by glittering.
enough said, time to move along.
what i heard this morning, was a reflection of a theme started several weeks ago, by one of my peers, who has been “around” the rooms for nearly a decade but never managed to accumulate much clean time, before they decided that using was their best choice, unless of course, they were locked up. there contention and the one i heard echoed through one of my peers last night, that no matter what is: we, as the members of the fellowship, are SUPPOSED to give them anything they want, because they are asking for help. disregard their recent bad behaviors, poor decision making and lack of visibility, they are back here for a minute so GIMME, GIMME, GIMME! not a whole lotta love there.
what i told the peer, who was asking for my input, was that if he trusted their home and family, with someone who is in an unknown state, then to what was in their heart. by unknown state, they have no direct knowledge of when the last time, the greedy bastard addict had last used, but behaviors seemed to indicate it was not that long ago.
when i got here, i was from trustworthy, and i was hardly working a program, but i was working the members, for everything i thought i NEEDED, but actually wanted. everything went in one direction, >>> TO ME. remember those days, fondly or not so fondly, but when i remember those days it certainly is not hard to project my motives on the actions of my nearly in the rooms peers, in the present tense. what i am walking away with this morning, is that i need to forgive, not forget. i need to be open to the notion that maybe i am not being played and manipulated and until i have direct evidence give someone the benefit of the doubt. gold does not always reveal itself by glittering.
∞ 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.
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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 1
1) When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a
(previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will
first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will
first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he
will first have made gifts to him:--this is called 'Hiding the light
(of his procedure).'