I am a hypocrite. Hyper criticisms schism over the toll bridge of me. Totally okay for you – to be you. Not for me. You can be vulnerable and sad and however else you need to feel. Not I. Nope. I must be strong and have it all together. Always. In all ways. When you [...]
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Let it go already …
Let go and let God. (whatever your conception of that may be of course) I prefer to keep the G sound out of the equation. let OD (implied second D). It fits me. But when talking of the more healthful, rational members of our worldwide recovery family, bring on the G. What does letting go [...]
19 or ‘for the newcomer’
I had some free time (which almost NEVER happens these days) so I played around at In The Rooms for a bit late night. Hopped into the chat room, knew hardly anyone which is awesome. I love being the new person. I do. I know I’m weird. Totally dig the feeling of meeting people, introductions [...]
if you want what we have …
Work the steps all you want. Speak at meetings. Sponsor a couple dozen new folk. Chair a meeting while setting up chairs and make coffee and do all that. You can do and Do and DO … and still be miserable. Internalizing and going through the motions are two very different things. The difference between [...]
vision-ary
I read this story every day. Max. Dr. Paul. Me and a cup of coffee, usually a smoke, and the Big Book. Why? Well. Let me tell ya. Page 420. (oddly enough) This paragraph … right here … Perhaps the best thing of all for me is to remember that my serenity is inversely proportional [...]
healing in the feeling …
I spout a lot about emotional intelligence. About NOT being reactive or over the top, about how important it is to not be ruled by emotion, and that being rational is best. And it is … BUT … there’s also something to be said for feeling, exactly what it is you’re supposed to feel given [...]
words.
Nothing new to be said, simply different ways to say (hopefully don’t spray) it. We can hear a thing over and over and over and then one day … one person … says that ONE thing in a certain way – and a magic lightbulb explodes above your head. That wake-up-shake-up where we hit our [...]
service works.
Service. Being of service, attending a service, servicing up and gettin’ busy. Service. In the context of which we speak, service is an incredibly important part of the recovery tip. “Gotta give it away to keep it.” comes to mind along with a slew of other slogans on meeting hall walls across the globe. Also [...]
can i see … me?
I began pondering, as I’m known to do from time to time, about relationships. All of them. With others, self, or lack thereof. How vulnerable can we safely be? I was told by a new friend via late night candle lit, gravelly voiced phone call that “I’m brash” and it appears that I “don’t care [...]
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