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- Jul 4, 2024
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This is my Tradition 5/7, step 12
Pancake Marathon
As I focus on the point that I as able to go nuts, for whatever it maybe that I lead me to this point; for that is the point that I lead myself into that point and it’s me that is to lead me into the point back to where I can just let life let me be able to let it go.
For that is the life that I get to have, for the life that I did want is the life that I don’t have to do any more, have to to the get to in life; is about changing my way the I lead myself into the way that I see it.
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
Changing the get to from the have to.
Seeing that I lead myself in and I can lead myself out.
acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon
As it is then the point in finding the push that I want to have, as to be able to let go and let god; it is just that, the gift that I have to give is from my able to find the willingness to stay teachable and to stay within the Heard if I need to be.
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
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: Autonomy Balanced with Responsibility
Page 192
"Autonomy encourages groups to become strong and lively but also reminds them that they are a vital part of a greater whole: the Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous."
It Works, Tradition Four
We addicts can be pretty creative in how we deliver our simple message of recovery. We're free to develop all kinds of meetings that focus on particular areas of recovery or literature, at any time of day. Autonomy gives us leeway to establish a meeting that addresses an unmet local need, has a unique format, or targets a particular group of addicts who may feel safer accessing and delivering our primary purpose together. The possibilities are endless as our Fellowship continues to evolve, strengthen, and reach an even wider geographic scope. How inspiring!
But let's not forget the latter half of Tradition Four: ". . . except in matters affecting other groups or NA as a whole." This warns of the pitfalls of using autonomy to divide us. Expressing complaints about important issues, such as finances, area guidelines, and Traditions "violations," and then declining to be part of the solution is unproductive and creates disunity. Autonomy is not a mic drop. Instead, we can choose to examine our urge to raise an issue, asking ourselves if we want a solution or just want to make a statement.
Open-minded communication allows us to make reality-based decisions, unencumbered by personal opinions. Some members think service bodies have undue power over groups, and others may believe that all NA decisions must be made with group buy-in. We hear a lot about what they are doing. But WE are they. With autonomy comes responsibility: as seen on NA buttons and T-shirts, "Be the we!" In reality, we are accountable to each other, to NA as a whole, and to communicating our disagreements, as well as our message, with as much respect as we can muster.
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Freedom needs to be balanced with accountability and responsibility. I will respect our interconnectedness and play a role in creating a Fellowship that is united, loving, and diverse.
Keep It Simple: I have a dream.---Martin Luther King Jr.
During our addiction, maybe we dreamed of joy and laughter with our family---only to find tears and anger. Maybe we dreamed of respect at our job---only to be fired. Our dreams began to feel like burdens. We had lost hope.
With recovery, the hope starts to return. We start to trust ourselves again. We start to trust others again. We start to trust in our Higher Power. Over time, we even dare to dream again. In our dreams, we are
loving people. We have something to offer others. We are not scared. This is a sign that hope is returning. We fall in love again with the world, our Higher Power, and ourselves.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, thank-you for giving back my future. Thank-you for giving back my dreams.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll tell my dreams to a friend. Do my future dreams include improving myself through the program?
NA Just For Today: Conflict
"We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them."Basic Text, p.87
From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just can't get along with that new co worker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our partner isn't living up to our expectations. Dealing with any conflict is difficult for recovering addicts.
When tempers rise, it is often a good idea to back away from the situation until cooler minds prevail. We can always return for further discussion when we have calmed down. We can't avoid troubling situations, but we can use time and distance to find perspective.
Conflict is a part of life. We can't go through our entire recovery without encountering disagreements and differences of opinion. Sometimes we can back away from these situations, taking time to reflect on them, but there always comes a time when conflict must be resolved. When that time comes, we take a deep breath, say a prayer, and apply the principles our program has given us: honesty, openness, responsibility, forgiveness, trust, and all the rest. We didn't get clean to keep running from life-and in recovery, we don't have to run anymore.
Just For Today: The principles my program has given me are sufficient to guide me through any situation. I will strive to confront conflict in a healthy way.
Daily Reflections: A NATURAL FAITH
. . . deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 55
I have seen the workings of the unseen God in A.A. rooms around the country. Miracles of recovery are everywhere in evidence. I now believe that God is in these rooms and in my heart. Today faith is as natural to me, a former agnostic, as breathing, eating and sleeping.
The Twelve Steps have helped to change my life in many ways, but none is more effective than the acquisition of a Higher Power.
What is this page about/seems to be as:
simple literature Organized by Pancake Marathon: Daily Readings and Inspirations
Read It to me of the literature of recovery
Where I talk about my recovery journey
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