Blog entry for:
Thu, Nov 11, 2021 06:33:56 AM
🌟 the continuing 🌟
posted: Thu, Nov 11, 2021 06:33:56 AM
care, guidance, and strength that is available from the POWER that fuels my recovery, feels unlimited at times, and fraught with traps at others. this morning, as i move forward in my day i feel the care and not the ties that at times seem to bind me. as i fell asleep last night i finally let go of all those that i had been renting space in my head to and slept deeply and soundly. no matter what i think, there will always be those who believe that their ends justify any means to get them. i recognize that behavior because i have been there, done that and got the T-shirt.
i am really at a loss for words this morning and do not have a whole lot to say on this topic. i do need to clarify that when i feel my relationship with the POWER that fuels my recovery, is laden with traps, is when i am slipping back into the state of having a HIGHER POWER that looks and ACTS like those of my peers, instead of the one that i have found after years in the wilderness. today i refuse to go there and i do not need to pretend that what was, is how i see the world today. i can accept that i am powerless over lots of stuff, including the way some people go through their lives. just for today, i will walk through mine with my head held high, knowing that when i need it, the care of the POWER that fuels my recovery will be there, whether i ask for it or not.
i am really at a loss for words this morning and do not have a whole lot to say on this topic. i do need to clarify that when i feel my relationship with the POWER that fuels my recovery, is laden with traps, is when i am slipping back into the state of having a HIGHER POWER that looks and ACTS like those of my peers, instead of the one that i have found after years in the wilderness. today i refuse to go there and i do not need to pretend that what was, is how i see the world today. i can accept that i am powerless over lots of stuff, including the way some people go through their lives. just for today, i will walk through mine with my head held high, knowing that when i need it, the care of the POWER that fuels my recovery will be there, whether i ask for it or not.
∞ 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!
surrender vs acceptance 281 words ➥ Thursday, November 11, 2004 by: donnotα moving beyond infatuation ω 371 words ➥ Friday, November 11, 2005 by: donnot
∞ having allowed the GOD of my understanding access to the depths of myself, i accept more of the care of GOD. ∞ 353 words ➥ Saturday, November 11, 2006 by: donnot
δ i surrender when i acknowledge my powerlessness. slowly, i come to believe that … 452 words ➥ Sunday, November 11, 2007 by: donnot
δ surrender can be the beginning of a lifelong relationship. to turn surrender into acceptance, δ 424 words ➥ Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by: donnot
¤ for infatuation to become love requires a great deal of effort ¤ 454 words ➥ Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by: donnot
⇑ i surrender quietly and let a HIGHER POWER take care of me ⇑ 829 words ➥ Thursday, November 11, 2010 by: donnot
ϑ to turn surrender into acceptance i WILL NEED TO ϑ 631 words ➥ Friday, November 11, 2011 by: donnot
∞ surrender, like infatuation ∞ 856 words ➥ Sunday, November 11, 2012 by: donnot
µ my recovery is more than infatuation as i continue to surrender µ 676 words ➥ Monday, November 11, 2013 by: donnot
∑ i will nurture my conscious contact with the POWER ∑ 237 words ➥ Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by: donnot
→ from surrender ⇒ 602 words ➥ Wednesday, November 11, 2015 by: donnot
☶ slowly and patiently ☱ 767 words ➥ Friday, November 11, 2016 by: donnot
🍵 a lasting, 🍵 726 words ➥ Saturday, November 11, 2017 by: donnot
🏋 the beginning 🏋 390 words ➥ Sunday, November 11, 2018 by: donnot
🗦 nurturing 🗧 385 words ➥ Monday, November 11, 2019 by: donnot
🎗 conscious contact 🎗 439 words ➥ Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by: donnot
🕺 the care 💁 461 words ➥ Friday, November 11, 2022 by: donnot
🔭 willing to 🔮 297 words ➥ Saturday, November 11, 2023 by: donnot
🌘 acceptance of 🌒 288 words ➥ Monday, November 11, 2024 by: donnot
☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
4) Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from
Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its
being what it is.