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Thu, Aug 10, 2006 08:46:05 AM


∞ my active addiction was more than just a bad habit waiting to be broken by force of will ∞
posted: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 08:46:05 AM

 

my addiction was a negative, draining dependence that stole all my positive energy.
and the source of the love and positive energy i have found since getting clean is a loving HIGHER POWER. this addict needs to touch that source at least consciously a couple of times every day to maintain any sort of sanity. of course that is not to say that i am any sort of sane. but sane or insane, and the relative comparisons of those labels in my life is a exercise for another day.
today i am thinking about how i can better participate in establishing that conscious contact though prayer and meditation. it is not that i do not pray and meditate on a daily basis, rather the quality of that prayer and especially meditation that is suspect. i know i could try harder and spend more time at doing the meditation gig, but honestly i have trouble sitting still and quieting my find for more than six or seven minutes at a time. and even writing this little missive this morning is causing me some problem. after all i do not want to admit that maybe i have some issues with any of this recovery gig stuff, i am supposed to be better now.
and there you have it, my addiction draining me of the positive part of what i have accomplished today. and across the course of my journey away from the darkness of active addiction.
so on a positive note, yes i am willing to work on what i need to today, and see my efforts for what they are -- a step in the right direction!

∞ DT ∞

 

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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

THE TAO TEH KING, OR THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

3) The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their
labours in seeking for the means of living. It is this which makes
them think light of dying. Thus it is that to leave the subject of
living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on
it.