Blog entry for:
Fri, May 1, 2020 08:55:32 AM
🌫 feeling worthwhile 🌫
posted: Fri, May 1, 2020 08:55:32 AM
is not how i woke up this morning. in fact i felt like a failure as i could not complete a task i had thought i could do, last night. in fact, i went down into the victim hole, as i simmered over a friend who has crossed an invisible boundary and is now on **double-secret probation.** i am being represented for a job opportunity, by a recruiter who is not paying attention to his clients. my litany of victimhood can go on and on, all of which is contributing to my feelings of being worthless. as i sat this morning, all that bubbled up was all about how i was going to **fix** myself and my life, when all i wanted was a moment of quiet certitude, that everything was not fVcked.
i GET to put all this down in bits and bytes this morning, because i stayed clean and did the needful, day after day. on days like this i NEED to remember that i do have worth and i do NOT need outside validation to prove that worth. when i decide to flush my crap down the garbage disposal into the sewers, i can see the flip side of being a victim. my friend, whom i deeply love and want to be “of service” to, did not understand that i was occupied relaxing with my significant other. i could have not picked up their call, i made that choice. i could have said ”thanks for the update, we can speak about this tomorrow,” instead of diving down the rabbit hole of uncompromising and harsh judgement. i had to reach out to my recruiter and ask if there was any progress, instead of being ticked off at him for missing the e-mail about the job i desire, i need to understand that IF i want something, i have to do the footwork and not rely on the “kindness of strangers.” the fact is, i do have an interview on Monday, which gives me the weekend to prepare for it.
as weird as it sounds, just as i am responsible for my recovery, so i am responsible to see my world, as it really is and use that vision to see myself as being worth the effort to change what i can. as is it on this meeting that forced me to alter my morning, i get a sense of maybe, just maybe, everything is as it is supposed to be. things may not be to my liking, but i still have a job and i have an interview for one that i desire. i did not tell my friend off last night and when i think about it, i really do value him and most of the time am more than happy to provide whatever service i can for him. i will get my workout accomplished later and i have to wait for the support team to help me figure out what is wrong with the tasks i could not complete last night. when i see the world through that lens, no matter how foreign it may feel to me, i can see that i DO have value and move into this day, with just a bit more HOPE and certainly a bit more FAITH.
i GET to put all this down in bits and bytes this morning, because i stayed clean and did the needful, day after day. on days like this i NEED to remember that i do have worth and i do NOT need outside validation to prove that worth. when i decide to flush my crap down the garbage disposal into the sewers, i can see the flip side of being a victim. my friend, whom i deeply love and want to be “of service” to, did not understand that i was occupied relaxing with my significant other. i could have not picked up their call, i made that choice. i could have said ”thanks for the update, we can speak about this tomorrow,” instead of diving down the rabbit hole of uncompromising and harsh judgement. i had to reach out to my recruiter and ask if there was any progress, instead of being ticked off at him for missing the e-mail about the job i desire, i need to understand that IF i want something, i have to do the footwork and not rely on the “kindness of strangers.” the fact is, i do have an interview on Monday, which gives me the weekend to prepare for it.
as weird as it sounds, just as i am responsible for my recovery, so i am responsible to see my world, as it really is and use that vision to see myself as being worth the effort to change what i can. as is it on this meeting that forced me to alter my morning, i get a sense of maybe, just maybe, everything is as it is supposed to be. things may not be to my liking, but i still have a job and i have an interview for one that i desire. i did not tell my friend off last night and when i think about it, i really do value him and most of the time am more than happy to provide whatever service i can for him. i will get my workout accomplished later and i have to wait for the support team to help me figure out what is wrong with the tasks i could not complete last night. when i see the world through that lens, no matter how foreign it may feel to me, i can see that i DO have value and move into this day, with just a bit more HOPE and certainly a bit more FAITH.
∞ DT ∞
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.
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!
∞ self-esteem through being of service ∞ 178 words ➥ Monday, May 1, 2006 by: donnot∞ service is something that is my unique gift,something that no one can take away from me. ∞ 429 words ➥ Tuesday, May 1, 2007 by: donnot
∞ i have heard many members say that they began to develop self-esteem … 299 words ➥ Thursday, May 1, 2008 by: donnot
α when i arrived in this fellowship, i had very little self-worth left to salvage ω 757 words ➥ Friday, May 1, 2009 by: donnot
‰ being involved in service can make one worthwhile ‰ 637 words ➥ Sunday, May 1, 2011 by: donnot
♦ i did NOT have a lot of experience, strength, or hope to share at thirty days clean ♦ 536 words ➥ Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by: donnot
∼ through service, i started on the long road ∼ 439 words ➥ Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by: donnot
ª the very newest member, the one with only the desire to stop using ª 759 words ➥ Thursday, May 1, 2014 by: donnot
∫ can hardly imagine anyone ∫ 600 words ➥ Friday, May 1, 2015 by: donnot
⊢ when i begin ⊣ 834 words ➥ Sunday, May 1, 2016 by: donnot
✯ i give, ✯ 834 words ➥ Monday, May 1, 2017 by: donnot
🚧 my long road 🚪 511 words ➥ Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by: donnot
🔮 involved in service 🔮 332 words ➥ Wednesday, May 1, 2019 by: donnot
🤐 experience, 🤔 181 words ➥ Saturday, May 1, 2021 by: donnot
👐 when i arrived 👌 545 words ➥ Sunday, May 1, 2022 by: donnot
🌟 service 🌟 558 words ➥ Monday, May 1, 2023 by: donnot
💁 i am grateful 🕴 431 words ➥ Wednesday, May 1, 2024 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
He who in (Tao's) wars has skill
Assumes no martial port;
He who fights with most good will
To rage makes no resort.
He who vanquishes yet still
Keeps from his foes apart;
He whose hests men most fulfil
Yet humbly plies his art.
Thus we say, 'He ne'er contends,
And therein is his might.'
Thus we say, 'Men's wills he bends,
That they with him unite.'
Thus we say, 'Like Heaven's his ends,
No sage of old more bright.'