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Sun, Jul 25, 2004 08:17:58 AM
a living 12th step
posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2004 08:17:58 AM
i like the idea that i am a living 12th step and that a 12th step cannot fail as long as the message is carried to another addict.
it eliminates all the self-worth and self-esteem garbage that i seem to drag through life with me.
it simplifies my identity in the program and gives me a single standard to follow:
am i demonstrating on a daily basis that the program works by staying clean no matter what?
of course there can be and for me is a whole lot more to LIVING THE PROGRAM, but when i strip off all the extra layers it boils down to that simple question.
so iguess with that as my guide i will go out and live another day.
-- DT --
it eliminates all the self-worth and self-esteem garbage that i seem to drag through life with me.
it simplifies my identity in the program and gives me a single standard to follow:
am i demonstrating on a daily basis that the program works by staying clean no matter what?
of course there can be and for me is a whole lot more to LIVING THE PROGRAM, but when i strip off all the extra layers it boils down to that simple question.
so iguess with that as my guide i will go out and live another day.
-- 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 1
He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm; he who stretches
his legs does not walk (easily). (So), he who displays himself does
not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he who
vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged; he who is self-
conceited has no superiority allowed to him. Such conditions, viewed
from the standpoint of the Tao, are like remnants of food, or a tumour
on the body, which all dislike. Hence those who pursue (the course)
of the Tao do not adopt and allow them.