July-29 topics

Pancake Marathon

•  Finding away to carry the message of service, for I see that when you are of service, you will be able to have all that you will need to be able to help more than that of what is the fact of what is life; for i look to the point of being able to see that I see that: that of carrying the message. 

• To the point of being able to carry a message and that of who is to carry the message; for it is that point of how to carry the message. It is then that point of in what why do I carry the message. It is yes within  practicing the principles on all my affairs, Or yes it does help to essentially always carry a message within a solution;  and yet I go back and forth in my head essentially about whose message and how do I carry that message.  for looking at tradition 4 through 6 I can see that there is a message to carry and who really carries what message, for I know this is my recovery With that being said, I know that simply comes down to carrying a message through my experience strength and Hope,  that's not become the face of AA or whatever recovery it may be as the program one can find Unity Within;  for that is a factor of recovery it's so Unity it's one of the factors essentially the same. 

• Still in yet, I know it comes down to practicing the principles on all my affairs, the steps are in so simply that you are able to apply this in every aspect of your life;  and so in that being said how do I find balance Within practicing the principles and all my affairs;  to essentially say to give more than I have taken,  allowing others to get there when they get there:  essentially this  slogan give time time/ as well as let go and give it to God.

• 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. 

Topic

1.  how do I carry the message

2.  in what way do I give more than I take

3.  doing and being of service and never being found out about it

4.  doing the right thing just because it's the right thing and not seeking a reward

acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon

•  finding way to have balance,  within my priorities of what is  living life and life's terms,  to a point of  being able to  give time time  and not  Letting Go and giving it to God;  for there are certain types of principles that one can practice in their affairs:  we can call principal's tools and yes if you don't use the tool appropriately or in the right way as designed then that tool can be broken faster:  simply to say.  as I know that in Act of addiction essentially, controlling too much in of itself led me to the point  forgetting to  push  in a way that would bring  Unity it's in that factor of not finding  Unity that I forgot that  I don't have to do this alone;  that all I have to do essentially is  Trust  in my higher power  as I understand them. As essentially  being able to stay teachable,  as that of what is recovery is a team effort/ as the same as life;  for I know you are only as strong as your weakest link and in that sense if I'm doing it all then I become the weakest link.  that I start becoming too serious,  being so busy that I forget that life is just a game and it's supposed to be played with a smile;  that trust is everything in a higher power is able to do the other half that I am not able. So essentially showing up to be able to see how the miracle actually is playing out,  is really what it comes down to:  in that simple form of recovery lingo or jargon as one may prefer that of what is keep putting the work in to manifest the life that one is willing to lead themselves to and for and from,  as all can hope only within being service because that's how life lines up to give me more because you're supposed to give more than you take.

• 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 

She Recovers Every Day:Grace

1. Anne Lamott is a wise woman in recovery and a brilliant writer. I love her beautiful quote "I do not at all understand the mystery of grace—only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us." In the Christian faith, grace is understood as a free and unmerited "favor" of god. I don't really identify as Christian at this moment in my life, but I'm comfortable crediting my own higher power with many of the times I've been touched by grace. I can see where grace has both given me new opportunities in life and changed everything about my life. Grace has, indeed, met me where I was. Finding recovery was a gift of grace, a beneficial accident. I wasn't looking for recovery, but someone in my life needed it, and, as a good codependent does, I embraced it in hopes that it would help him. He had no interest in recovery, but I kept exploring, and my life was changed forever.

2. Sometimes we only see how grace has touched our lives in retrospect. Perhaps we should look for it now.

Spiritual principle a day: Being Prudent with Our Obligations

Page 217

". . . we learn to take on obligations thoughtfully to ensure that we can follow through on what we've promised."

Living Clean, Chapter 6, "Money"

Looking back at our active addiction, most of us can see a clear theme: Moderation was not a strength for us. If something is enjoyable, worthwhile, valuable in any way--why not get as much as we possibly can of that thing? The fact that we never seem to be satisfied was a crippling weakness for most of us. We drew lines in the sand for ourselves over and over, and then we stumbled across them by doing things we said we would never do. In recovery, some of us find our lack of satisfaction can be almost like a hidden superpower: We raise the bar higher and higher for ourselves, leaping over past achievements by doing things we thought we could never do. Being difficult to satisfy can prompt some of us to achieve a lot in recovery.

However, we are still addicts, and we run the risk of spreading ourselves too thin. We may be inclined to think of prudence as being careful with our money, which is a difficult lesson most of us must learn at some point in our recovery. However, prudence can apply to any resource we have, including our time and attention. One member found himself struggling to fulfill his NA commitments because "people told me I could never say 'no' to NA requests." He recalls his sponsor telling him, "If you're feeling overcommitted, practice prudence by learning to say 'no' to NA requests that get in the way of fulfilling other commitments you've already made."

Our disease tells us if one is good, more is better. Prudence helps us to say "no" or "not yet" when that positive, fulfilling thing we want to do or be doesn't fit on our full plate. If we finish what we have, we can go back for seconds!

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I cannot be everywhere or do everything. I will practice prudence in my commitments by acknowledging my limitations.

Keep It Simple: They have rights who dare defend them. ---Roger Baldwin 

1. In recovery, we regain our right to have choices, our right to have honest relationships. Do we claim these  rights, or do we let them go by? 

2. Sometimes, standing up for our rights will mean going against the crowd. It will mean turning down that  drink when everyone else has one. It will mean telling your honest opinion when it's different from the  others think. Being sober will mean, at times being different. Lots of times, we find being different hard.  We want to fit in. This is normal. 

3. But we don't stand alone. We have friends who will stand with us during hard times. We have a Higher Power who will guide and comfort us. We are people with rights. Let's work hard so nothing takes away  our rights. 

4. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, please help me keep and defend my dignity and human rights. Action for the Day: I'll take time out to list the rights I've gotten back due to my recovery. 

NA Just For Today: Expectations 

1. "As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving." Basic Text, p.38 

2. Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we  demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair  and heal our lives in recovery, we may also expect others to work just as hard and to recover at the same  pace as we do. And just as we are often unforgiving of our own mistakes, we may shut out friends and  family members when they don't meet our expectations. 

3. Working the steps helps us understand our own limitations and our humanity. We come to see our failures  as human mistakes. We realize that we will never be perfect, that we will, at times, disappoint ourselves  and others. We hope for forgiveness.

4. As we learn to gently accept ourselves, we can start to view others with the same accepting and tolerant  heart. These people, too, are only human, trying to do their best and sometimes falling short. 

5. Just for today: I will treat others with the tolerance and forgiveness I seek for myself.

Daily Reflections: ANONYMOUS GIFTS OF KINDNESS 

1. As active alcoholics we were always looking for a handout in one way or another. "THE TWELVE TRADITIONS ILLUSTRATED," p. 14 

2. The challenge of the Seventh Tradition is a personal challenge, reminding me to share and give of myself.  Before sobriety the only thing I ever supported was my habit of drinking. Now my efforts are a smile, a  kind word, and kindness. 

3. I saw that I had to start carrying my own weight and to allow my new friends to walk with me because,  through the practice of the Twelve 

4. Steps and Twelve Traditions, I've never had it so good. 

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