Pancake Marathon

As finding that life is Lifey sometimes, finding a way to see past our hurt and our inability to have what would be more commonly known in recovery such as the indifference; an attitude of indifference. yes recovery is based around a spiritual nature and attitude, and it's within that Simplicity of what is an attitude of a difference about spiritual principles and practicing those in your daily affairs, it is also very equivalent to what is the simple fact of living life on life's terms and being able to let go and give it to God; for it's in that that we attempt to do what we can do and each moment and simply keep our peace of mind. at moments trying to give more than we can take, in finding ways to not get back into our stinking thinking; or all the work that we have put in to lead ourselves out of the pain that we are holding on to, because we have become a leader in what life can absolutely be once those in life make progress.

You may think that there are a thousand different things being done in recovery, really there's just a thousand different ways of saying a few simple things.

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seeing the progress we have made
finding that we have made progress
being willing to make progress

acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon

as I find sitting boundaries is an absolute of self-care, that Q-tip is an absolute essential for when I'm in fear to a point of finding the fear that I have now and seeing that I can trust such fear; being that that fear that I do have now as not that I have it it's that I get to look at it differently it's because of the push from God and that of the wisdom I find myself in, way from the moments of being just fine. ultimately seen that I have the ability and the willingness to stay teachable, to stick with the winners and to that of Simply let go in that God.

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

Literature

Spiritual principle a day: Goodwill Is the "Right" Reason

Page 212

"Good will is best exemplified in service; proper service is "Doing the right thing for the right reason.""

Basic Text, Our Symbol

When engaging in service in NA, we can get caught up in our reasons why we choose--or are chosen for--a particular commitment. How "pure" is our motivation? How involved is our ego?

A useful skill we have sometimes leads us to the "right thing." Some of us are natural leaders or organizers, have a knack for relating to people, or are good with numbers or words. Our reason might be as simple as following the suggestion of our sponsor or another member. Sometimes we're motivated to join a committee based on who else is involved in it--admiring the chairperson's recovery or wanting to spend more time with friends or someone we have a crush on.

There are more spiritually oriented motivations, too. Perhaps these are even more "right." It could be a sincere desire to give back. We're looking for purpose. We want to demonstrate our love for NA or to broaden our minds and our spirits. Maybe we prayed for guidance and walked through the doors that opened up, finding ourselves with a new service commitment.

Maybe we just want to feel better about ourselves.

We cannot completely avoid ego. Feeling good about ourselves is not improper, nor is desiring some validation or approval from others. It's natural and human to want to be seen positively by our peers, to want others to regain trust in us.

We place our feet as firmly as possible onto the foundation of goodwill and let our primary purpose influence our choices. Striving for an ideal of doing proper service for the right reasons is noble. But we can't wait until the stars align and the angels sing. Now is the time.

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Regardless of anything else that motivates me, I will focus on exercising goodwill as I serve NA.

Keep It Simple: The work of adult life is not easy.---Gail Sheehy

We used to look for a easier, softer way. We tried to take care of ourselves by staying clear of hard task. The result? We haven't known what the work of adult life is.
The work of adult life is this: to become spiritually centered. And to do this, we work at getting rid of our self-will. There will be many great rewards for doing this. We will wake up spiritually. We will connect with those we love. The result? We will receive self-love to replace self-will. Our work will not be easy, but it will be rewarding.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me to give all to my recovery program. Then help me to be open to the rewards this will bring.
Action for the Day: I will list the hard parts of my program. Then I'll talk about them with my sponsor, friends, family, and Higher Power.

NA Just For Today: The Masks Have To Go

"... we covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. The masks have to go" Basic Text, p.32
Over-sensitivity, insecurity, and lack of identity are often associated with active addiction. Many of us carry these with us into recovery; our fears of inadequacy, rejection, and lack of direction do not disappear overnight. Many of us have images, false personalities we have constructed either to protect ourselves or please others. Some of us use masks because we're not sure who we really are. Sometimes we think that these images, built to protect us while using, might also protect us in recovery.
We use false fronts to hide our true personality, to disguise our lack of self-esteem. These masks hide us from others and also from our own true selves. By living a lie, we are saying that we cannot live with the truth about ourselves. The more we hide our real selves, the more we damage our self-esteem.
One of the miracles of recovery is the recognition of ourselves, complete with assets and liabilities. Self esteem begins with this recognition. Despite our fear of becoming vulnerable, we need to be willing to let go of our disguises. We need to be free of our masks and free to trust ourselves.
Just for today: I will let go of my masks and allow my self esteem to grow. pg. 214

Daily Reflections: HELPING OTHERS

"Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20
Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they didn't do more. Why should I help others, when they were supposed to help me? If others had troubles, didn't they deserve them? I was filled with self-pity, anger and resentment. Then I learned that by helping others, with no thought of return, I could overcome this obsession with selfishness, and if I understood humility,
I would know peace and serenity. No longer do I need to drink.

What is this page about/seems to be as:

daily readings and inspirations blog page info

simple literature Organized by Pancake Marathon: Daily Readings and Inspirations
- Read It to me of the literature of recovery
- She Recovers Every Day comes from https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/thought-for-the-day
pancake marathon: journey of recovery
- Where I talk about my recovery journey And how I carry my message
what is this page about
- This is how I carry my message ( Tradition 5/7, step 12)
  - Pancake Marathon
  - acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon
- 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
  - Spiritual principle a day: comes from https://www.spadna.org/
  - Keep It Simple: found in Daily Readings and Inspirations comes from recoveryhq.com
  - NA Just For Today: Daily Readings and Inspirations comes from recoveryhq.com
  - Daily Reflections: Daily Readings and Inspirations comes from recoveryhq.com

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