Just for Today

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Saturday, July 23, 2005

I can only do so much.

i have a list of things to do as long as my arm. But i have only so much energy. So instead of feeling bad about what I can't do. I'm going to feel good about what I do do. So can you. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Enough Rest

I'm traveleing today, three and a half hours south. I won't be tired. I took two naps yesterday and had a good night's rest. Getting enough rest for travel is important. I don't have to worry about keeping awake. Addicts also need enough rest. We need to remember HALT. Hungry, angry, lonely, tired.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 6, 2005

I can only do a little.

I will do as much as I can and ignore the rest. I can't clean up the whole house, buy everything we need and pick up my friend JImmy in work release. I can only do a few things. But that's okay. Taking care of myself, and helping another addict--those things are priority. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Just for today

is my note to myself to take myself less seriously and to live and enjoy life without the use of drugs. I am going through a depression. So to deal with it without either medication which no longer works or drugs which have other negative effects, I am going to go to meeting everyday. I am going to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Reality without Buffers

Reality can be very raw. Its edges can cut deep. When I picked up JImmy last week on Sunday, there was a truck with table and food spread on it. A Christian group was distributing food to the homeless on the street. Most of the shelters and soup kitchens are closed on weekends. These men, who are... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 16, 2005

A Spiritual Program

Spirituality is being connected to other people, the universe and a power greater than yourself. The connection and the power are what makes it possible to enter, experience and learn to live this new way of life. Those of us in twelve step programs are broken people, we have found ourselves totally... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Being a sponsor and having one

My sponsor has a sponsor, has a sponsor, etc. Sponsorship means teaching someone else how to work the steps, stay clean and deal with life without the use of drugs and without having an emotional relapse. It does not mean to be their counselor, best friend, or guru. Spirituality is part of it. We do... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 9, 2005

Get out of yourself.

The main thing that the twelve steps do is show you how to get out of yourself and get involved in your community and your friends. Addicts and alcoholics are so involved in getting high and getting their supply that they think little about anything or anyone else. Those new in recovery are so... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Anger: A Stumbling Block for Addicts

I've already written a lot about anger, but I can't write too much. Anger is our nemisis. We can end up using over it. Anger comes from fear. In early recovery, addicts over react to any one using. Why? Because it could be us. We want to use but don't. So when someone else does, there is the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

Life on Life's Terms

means that you life in reality instead of fantasy. Instead of relying on luck and manipulation, you rely on working hard, following the rules and not doing anything stupid. Pretty basic stuff, but completely foreign to addicts and alcoholics. The rewards are there but they aren't get rich quick... Sign in to see full entry.

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