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• simple literature Organized by Pancake Marathon: Daily Readings and Inspirations

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• pancake marathon: journey of recovery

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• Daily Readings and Inspirations 

• Where you can find the readings: as put together as such of multiple recovery readings, if you find the willingness to read more; for then simply to say though, as tradition 7 to be able to  cultivate and curate such: relatability/ as your Unity as what would be helping you lead with Tradition 5: you are able too.

This is my Tradition 5/7, step 12 

Pancake Marathon: 

• The power of a peace of mind, brings me to a joy to live and to be free as to hold up to Earnest Behavior;  to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. 

acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon

• Cultivate an attitude of gratitude is the part that Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less as what is to help me to stop going nuts to the point of being able to see what level of wisdom, can then I can give love by what is the trust to be able to kiss at times when needing to think about how seeing how How Important Is It to help me to be able to see the power of god; to be able to give Hugs not Drugs.

Acronyms 

1. NUTS: Not Using The Steps

2. LOVE: Let Others Voluntarily Evolve

3. TRUST: Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions

4. KISS: keep it simply simple

5. THINK: is it...? Thoughtful Honest Intelligent Necessary Kind

6. GOD: Good Orderly Direction

Slogans

1. Cultivate an attitude of gratitude

2.  Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less

3. WISDOM: When In Self, Discover Our Motives 

4.  How Important Is It

5. Hugs not Drugs 

• Slogans are wisdom written in shorthand and Acronyms are just the sum/the Virtues, of all that wisdom: WISDOM: When In Self, Discover Our Motives 

Slogans (underlined) blog page  Acronyms (bold) blog page  Principles (italic): A.A. files

Meeting topic

word of the month

• Honesty/Integrity/Concern/readiness

step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Step 12/to give where credit is due I got all of these readings from "recovery HQ" _ but I put them in a Living life on life's terms and to Better care of the message  and you can actually find all of them in Daily Readings and Inspirations

from spadna Gratitude for All of Life's Challenges Page 130

"When we feel the deepest gratitude, we can look back and see that our path to that moment was neither short nor straight."

Living Clean, Chapter 1, "Keys to Freedom"

"I'm so grateful for the life I have, thanks to NA." The speaker was then quiet for a moment, wiping away tears, before continuing: "Grateful for my sponsor and the Steps . . . and even for the bad stuff that's happened along the way."

For someone who's new, witnessing gratitude from a member for "bad stuff" can sound illogical, overly virtuous, impossible, even undesirable. Why on earth should we be grateful for our addiction, our mistakes, and our poor decision making? Do we really have to feel grateful for pain and loss to recover in NA?

Reframing our past hardships or current challenges with a deep awareness of gratitude is not an easy path, nor is it a quick one. For one thing, we rarely, if ever, start our journey in recovery with a clear and broad perspective on our lives. This doesn't happen just from being abstinent and going to a few meetings--and talking about being grateful. It requires effort, a lot of it. We do our stepwork thoroughly. We develop and learn to rely on a power greater than ourselves. We try to apply spiritual principles in all our relationships. We work on forgiving others and ourselves. We make amends for our mistakes and find compassion for ourselves when we mess up again. We consistently surrender in the face of new adversity and strive to find the lesson in it.

"My flaws and mistakes are part of what makes me who I am today," the speaker continued. "They are what inspire me to work to be a better person. My ability to get through some of the worst times in my life--bruised and battered but still clean--is a huge gift. I am grateful for this life."

Gratitude is not a destination. It's an awareness and a process. Though we recovering addicts don't feel grateful all the time, there are times when we do feel it deeply. When we're feeling ungrateful, we've learned what to do: help another person on their journey in recovery.

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Today I will do some work to learn from my mistakes and from hardships. I will strive for gratitude for the "bad stuff" as well as the good.

Keep It Simple: Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.---Catherine Ponder 

1. We need to forgive so we can heal. Forgiveness means not wanting to get even. Forgiveness means  letting go of self-will. Anger and hate are forms of self-will take up room in our heart. Yet, a still, small  voice inside of us wants to forgive. Just as others have forgiven us, we need to forgive them. When we  forgive, we give our will to our Higher Power. When we forgive, we make room in our heart for our  Higher Power. By giving up our anger and our hate, we let that still, small voice come through a little  louder. This is how we heal. This is why forgiving is so powerful for us. 

2. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me let go of self-will. Help me forgive people. 

3. Action for the Day: I will list any anger or hate I have. I will think about how this gets in my way, and I'll  pray to have this removed.

NA Just For Today: Any Lengths 

1. "...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean." Basic Text, p. 217 

2. "Any lengths?" newcomers ask. "What do you mean, any lengths?" Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to  drive many miles to get drugs? Yes, we usually were. Then it makes sense that, if we are as concerned  about staying clean as we were about using, we will try anything to find a ride to a meeting.

3. In our addiction, didn't we often do crazy, insane things or use unknown substances at the direction of  others? Then why do we often find it so hard to take direction in recovery, especially when the direction  is designed to help us grow? And when we used, didn't we often, in desperation, turn to our Higher  Power, saying, "Please, just get me out of this one!" Then why do we find it so hard to ask for God's help  in our recovery? 

4. When we used, we usually had an open mind when it came to finding ways and means to get more drugs.  If we can apply this same principle of open-mindedness to our recovery, we may surprise ourselves by  how easily we begin to grasp the NA program. Our best thinking, it is often said, got us into the rooms of  Narcotics Anonymous. If we are willing to go to any lengths, follow directions, and stay open-minded,  we can stay clean. 

5. Just for today: I am willing to go to any lengths to stay clean. I will become as open-minded and ready to  take direction as I need to be. pg. 131 

My Spiritual Awakening 

Daily Reflections: THE FOREST AND THE TREES 

1. . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct  comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 

2. I cannot count the times when I have been angry and frustrated and said to myself, "I can't see the forest  for the trees!" I finally realized that what I needed when I was in such pain was someone who could guide  me in separating the forest and the trees; who could suggest a better path to follow; who could assist me  in putting out fires; and help me avoid the rocks and pitfalls. 

3. I ask God, when I'm in the forest, to give me the courage to call upon a member of A.A. 

My Spiritual Awakening 

Journey To The Heart: Value the Power of Clear Thought 

• Value your mind, and the power of conscious, clear thought. All this talk about opening the heart has not  been to discount or devalue the power of conscious clear thought, or of opening our minds and expanding  our consciousness. A gift, a benefit, from opening our heart is increased clarity of mind and thought. 

• As we clear the pathway to the heart by feeling, expressing and releasing old emotions, we will clear the  path to the mind. Just as the body is connected to the mind, so is the heart. A cramped body can cause  fuzzy thinking, but so can a clogged heart. To attempt to think clearly and consciously with the heart  closed may not work. It may even prove frustrating and difficult. 

• “Don’t think so hard,” the wise old man gently instructed me. “You’re hurting your head and your  thinking isn’t becoming clear. Relax. Stop trying so hard. Open your heart. Then your thinking will clear.  The mind,” he reminded me, ” is connected to the heart.”

• If you’re feeling cloudy and confused and can’t get answers, stop trying so hard. Move your body and  clear your physical energy. Then try opening your heart. You may see a delightful result. Without trying  or forcing, your thinking clears. And it becomes clear without the frustration of trying to force thoughts,  ideas, or thought patterns. It happens almost magically, and quite naturally. 

• The mind is connected to the heart. Value the power of conscious clear thought. Value your mind, and its  power, by valuing the power and wisdom of an open heart. 

One More Day: Learn to like what you are, for you take yourself with you wherever you go.- K. O’Brien 

• A change in physical or mental health can lower our self-esteem. One of the hardest tasks we have to face is learning to accept who we are right now, not what we wanted to be. 

• Every day we have the right to assure ourselves that we are doing the very best job that we can do.  Acceptance of ourselves allow us a serenity we’ve not known before. This doesn’t mean giving up; in fact, it provides a base from which we can grow. Accepting where we are and who we are today gives us the honesty to admit our deficits. It give us the confidence to really move forward. We can be proud that we are succeeding, even with this new and unwanted burden. 

• My illness has not changed who I am. The course of my life has been changed, but my direction remains  the same - forward. 

Food For Thought: Slow Down and Live 

• Many of us rush through our days as well as rush through our meals. Often we let ourselves get so busy  that we do not enjoy what we are doing or what we are eating. We swallow life in great gulps instead of  savoring it moment by moment. 

• Hurry and busyness are forms of self-will. Deluded by an exaggerated sense of our own importance, we  deem it crucial to perform all tasks and activities according to our personal schedule. Impatient with  traffic tie-ups, other people's slowness, or unavoidable delays, we make ourselves tense and miserable by  our refusal to accept life as it comes. 

• Time spent each day in quiet meditation can give us glimpses of God's timelessness. We see that our  schedule is not that important after all, when measured against eternity. As the presence of God seeps into  our consciousness, we relax into the fullness and peace of each moment. Trusting our Higher Power to order our lives, we can slow down and enjoy His gifts. 

• May I exchange hurry and busyness for Your peace.

More Language Of Letting Go: Learn when to say no and yes 

• Read the following sentences out loud. 

• “No.” 

• “No, this doesn’t work for me.” 

• “No, thank you. This doesn’t feel right to me.” 

• “No, this isn’t right for me at this time.” 

• Now try this. 

• “I have to think about that first, before I can decide, I’ll get back to you later.” 

• “I’ve thought about it, and the answer is no.” 

• Now, read this.

• “I know I said yes and that this was what I wanted. But I’ve changed my mind. This isn’t working out for  me. It’s not right for me anymore. I’m sorry for any inconvenience I might have caused you.” 

• Now,this. 

• “Go away and don’t call anymore.” 

• See, you can say all those things you thought you couldn’t. 

• Now, read these sentences out loud. 

• “Maybe.” 

• “Maybe, but I’m leaning toward no.” 

• “Maybe. It sounds interesting, but I’m not sure.” 

• “Yes. That would be nice.” 

• “Yes, I like that idea. When?” 

• “Yes, I’d love to.” 

• “Yes, but the time isn’t right for me now.” 

• Those are your basic choices, with a few variations. Learn them. Memorize them. Then ask yourself when  each answer applies. 

• Learn to honestly tell people what your real answer is. Look into your heart to decide when a thing is, or  isn’t, right for you. 

• God, help me trust myself about when it’s right to say no, maybe, and yes. Then help me express myself  in an honest, loving way.

• Activity: Do you have a difficult time expressing yourself? What is the most difficult thing for you to tell  people- no or yes? Try giving yourself permission by writing yourself a permission slip, then carrying it around in your purse or wallet. It might read something like this: Dorothy has permission to say no  whenever she wants. Or it might read: I have permission to say no ten times this week, and yes five times.  Then sign the slip, and let it be a reminder to you to own your power by saying no, yes, or maybe  whenever each of those answers is right for you. 

Each Day a New Beginning: . . . it is a peaceful thing to be one succeeding. --Gertrude Stein 

• Success is at hand. While we read these words, we are experiencing it. At this very instant, our  commitment to recovery is a sign of success, and we feel peace each time we let go of our struggle,  turning to another for help, for direction. Because we strive only for perfection, we recognize nothing  less; we block our awareness of the ordinary successes that are ours again and again. Thus, the serenity  the program promises us eludes us. But we are succeeding. Every day that we are abstinent, we succeed. 

• We can think of the times--perhaps only yesterday--when we listened to a friend in need, or finished a  task that was nagging at us. Maybe we made an appointment to begin a project we've been putting off.  Success is taking positive action, nothing more. 

• Many of us, in our youth, were taught that success only came in certain shapes and sizes. And we felt like  failures. We need new definitions; it's time to discard the old. Luckily for us, the program offers us new  ones. 

• Every person, every situation, can add to my success today. My attitude can help someone else succeed,  too.