ฮฑ maybe the spiritual principles i hear spoken of might work for me?! ฮฑ
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 07:08:57 AM
brevity may be the soul of wit, but i feel i may have been shortchanging myself, by rushing through this little exercise just to get something up over the past ten days or so, and i hope i can once again return to spending more than a fleeting moment at this, at least today.
i have friend who likes to say, "i would not know a spiritual principle, even if i tripped over it, when i first came to here!"
and i can repeat that sentiment without any problem at all, in fact if i was playing a game of one-upmanship i would say, " and how the fuck did that get in my way!"
but these days i have a bit more of an open mind. i can accept that the way i have been living could use a bit of spiritual improvement. even after a few days clean, i can find the steel trap of mind closing shut when something is presented that goes against what i think or believe at this moment, not exactly the most spiritual path.
so what is a person to do, or rather what am i to do?? well for one i can come back to this attitude that just maybe the spiritual principles that have worked and are working in the lives of addicts in recovery may just work for me to. a bit of open-mindedness for this addict goes a long, long way towards putting me back in the solution.
so what exactly is this all about for me this morning? well opening my mind a bit to looking for a different way to live. i could also say that this entry is a call to action for me to once again get moving on the work that has been languishing on my shelf for the past four months and i am not just talking about my step work! and perhaps, just maybe accepting that i do not have all the answers today about anything! quite a load of stuff to deal with! well it is off to the races and see how i can apply open-mindedness in my affairs today.
i have friend who likes to say, "i would not know a spiritual principle, even if i tripped over it, when i first came to here!"
and i can repeat that sentiment without any problem at all, in fact if i was playing a game of one-upmanship i would say, " and how the fuck did that get in my way!"
but these days i have a bit more of an open mind. i can accept that the way i have been living could use a bit of spiritual improvement. even after a few days clean, i can find the steel trap of mind closing shut when something is presented that goes against what i think or believe at this moment, not exactly the most spiritual path.
so what is a person to do, or rather what am i to do?? well for one i can come back to this attitude that just maybe the spiritual principles that have worked and are working in the lives of addicts in recovery may just work for me to. a bit of open-mindedness for this addict goes a long, long way towards putting me back in the solution.
so what exactly is this all about for me this morning? well opening my mind a bit to looking for a different way to live. i could also say that this entry is a call to action for me to once again get moving on the work that has been languishing on my shelf for the past four months and i am not just talking about my step work! and perhaps, just maybe accepting that i do not have all the answers today about anything! quite a load of stuff to deal with! well it is off to the races and see how i can apply open-mindedness in my affairs today.
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