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- Apr 26, 2024
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This is my Tradition 5/7, step 12
Pancake Marathon:
Losing hope is something so easily done, we fall back into our stinking thinking to say simply and we miss the point of what the message is: essentially we have no ability because we have lost in what is going on by being distracted essentially, to the simple point of focusing on the message and not the messenger, what is our foundation and how do we function within that Foundation essentially practicing the principles and all are affairs; it comes down to this simple point that to take a step back to not be so serious and to just be humble and gracious in the joy that you have. I get easier said than done and yet the same sense as that the pass is done that's easy but how do you keep doing the next right thing, only as by where you're at and starting at that point; to always get to and be at a level of being able to maintain things and then you can focus on not being so overwhelmed by the simple fact that you didn't maintain anything else and it's all built up and everything has to be done all at one time. so in that simple point, being so busy is what will happen, and yet when you start being productive and getting organized and maintaining things you'll realize that your peace of mind is essentially the easiest thing to keep, once you let go of those expectations and you maintaining your peace of mind at that same point; so simply to say yes losing hope is easy, giving hope well: You have to start where you're at so give all the hope you can to yourself first if you're not good for yourself then you're not good for anybody else so keep putting the work in and you got this.
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acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon
Getting back to a point of humility, by halting and q-tip, to be able to carry The message with trying to never lose hope: as ultimately it comes down to my peace of mind; yes I realize everyone's at a different point in their life and at the same time How Important Is It for me to see past the simple fact that God doesn't make junk; that as Easy does it but do it with love.
Acronyms
HALT: if you're _ Hungry Angry Lonely Tired
Q-TIP: Quit Taking It Personally
LOVE: Let Others Voluntarily Evolve
Slogans
How Important Is It
God doesn't make junk
Easy does it but do it
Principles
Step 12: try
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
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Slogans (underlined) blog page Acronyms (bold) blog page Principles (italic): A.A. files
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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
Keep It Simple (Development_step 11)
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.---Maurice Setter
Silver shines as bright as gold does. So often we forget this. So often we push, push, push. We forget to live for the moment. Trying too hard can be a defect of character. It can be a way we avoid life. Gratitude, being thankful, is key part of recovery. Not just gratitude for getting our self-respect back. Not just gratitude for having a Higher Power. But gratitude for the moment. We're alive again. Let's see each moment as a time to explore life..
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, thanks for helping me to enjoy each moment. I have gratitude for being alive.
Action for the Day: I'll list ten gifts of recovery for which I have gratitude.
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NA Just For Today: Self-Acceptance (Kindness_step 9)
"The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery." IP No. 19, "Self-Acceptance"
Most of us came to Narcotics Anonymous without much self-acceptance. We looked at the havoc we had wreaked in our active addiction, and we loathed ourselves. We had difficulty accepting our past and the self-image produced by it.
Self-acceptance comes more quickly when we first accept that we have a disease called addiction, because it's easier to accept ourselves as sick people than as bad people. And the easier it is to accept ourselves, the easier it becomes to accept responsibility for ourselves.
We achieve self-acceptance through the process of ongoing recovery. Working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous teaches us to accept ourselves and our lives. Spiritual principles like surrender, honesty, faith, and humility help relieve us of the burden of our past mistakes. Our attitude changes with the application of these principles in our daily lives. Self-acceptance grows as we grow in recovery.
Just for today: Self-acceptance is a process set in motion by the Twelve Steps. Today, I will trust the process, practice the steps, and learn to better accept myself. pg. 120
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Daily Reflections: HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT (planting the seeds/Service_step 12)
I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306
In my search "to be happy," I changed jobs, married and divorced, took geographical cures, and ran myself into debt--financially, emotionally and spiritually. In A.A.,
I'm learning to grow up. Instead of demanding that people, places and things make me happy, I can ask God for self-acceptance. When a problem overwhelms me, A.A.'s Twelve Steps will help me grow through the pain. The knowledge I gain can be a gift to others who suffer with the same problem. As Bill said, "When pain comes, we are expected to learn from it willingly, and help others to learn. When happiness comes, we accept it as a gift, and thank God for it." (As Bill Sees It, p. 306)
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