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- Jun 28, 2024
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This is my Tradition 5/7, step 12
Pancake Marathon
What if the simple way of looking at things, is that of what is priority: within the simpleness of itself of what is putting things in priority and what would then be perspective; for maybe the way that we approach things essentially, was focusing on too much of the pain ( essentially would that not just be addiction) and not knowing how to Let It Go essentially. to the Simplicity of itself of what is recovery at that point, learning how to let go, learning how to let go and let God essentially right, to a simple point of focusing on what really is in our capability of accomplishment and being productive as what is that Simplicity of setting things into priority; for it comes down within my context of what is Tradition 5: carrying my message, to what is being busy to that of being productive.
for being busy to me as the same as just listening, getting starting so many things but not getting anything done, and using in your active addiction/
Reacting
waiting for the elevator's doors to open and then you just walk through them/ which would be the same as starting to be able to talk because someone stopped talking you didn't even know what learn their name
productive is
actually getting things done ,
active listening which is hearing,
Acting
So I actually in a Simplicity of itself what is your priority, what is your why essentially; and because you have your why you have the hope within the strength because you have this experience; easier said than done absolutely And yet when you have the tools to be able to play the whole tape, then what will you do now/ as in what way will you practice a principles in all your affairs?
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.
acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon
Principal: Tradition 4, comes to mind at this moment, let it happen unless it's focusing on the pain or do you value something as simply it's to say; to the point of Q-tip. the power to Q-tip, and find your push, to let it happen unless it's affecting your recovery your peace of mind and you're doing the nothing about it essentially which is worse than doing the wrong thing, it's not the right thing but for sure it's worse than the wrong thing because you're doing nothing.
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: Awareness Through Spiritual Maintenance
Page 181
"Carrying the message brings us awareness of our gifts and limitations, and guides us to change."
Living Clean, Chapter 1: Living Clean, Opening Essay
The effort we put into our recovery--working Steps, studying Traditions, living by spiritual principles--frees us up to be ourselves. We develop a connection with a Higher Power, come to understand more about what makes us tick, clean up wreckage--past and present--mend old relationships, and build new ones. Each element of this process expands our awareness. The message we carry is enriched by personal experience with the daily application of spiritual principles.
Life can get really good, often better than we'd ever imagined. We're free from active addiction and less consumed by self-centered fear. We might drop habits from our daily routine without paying an immediate price. We stop writing, reflecting, and meditating. We call our sponsor less often. All the external evidence indicates that we're okay. When anxiety bubbles up, we stuff it down with ice cream, hide it beneath new clothes, or flee from it on a fast motorcycle.
Attending meetings regularly--even when we've slacked off on other good habits--gives us the chance to correct course. We may notice our attempts to share feel stiff or detached. There may be some satisfaction in the nostalgia of sharing about our past, but the absence of connection to our current emotional or spiritual life reveals a bit of emptiness. We recognize the dangers of living an unexamined life. We may be in trouble, but seeing it coming is a good start.
With this awareness, we can turn to the practices that feed our recovery. We take responsibility for the brewing storm in our brains or bellies and share our sense of disconnect. By attending meetings, we can take in some gentle cues about what's important. Awareness can bring us back from the edge if we let it.
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I will conduct the spiritual maintenance needed to bolster or maintain my recovery, always seeking to continue, improve, and practice with guidance from Steps Ten, Eleven, and Twelve.
Keep It Simple: The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. --Stanley J. Randall
Trying to be perfect get us into trouble. Trying to be perfect means we're trying to control things.
We may be trying to cover up something. Maybe we aren't facing our pain. Maybe we've hurt someone and we need to make amends.
We need to practice being human. Humans aren't perfect. In Steps Six and Seven, we face our human limits and our shortcomings. We then start the lifelong job of letting them go. To accept our human limits leads us to our Higher Power. We see how we need a guide in life. Our Higher Power makes a perfect guide.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me accept that I can't be perfect. Help me be a good human being.
Action for the Day: Today, I'll list my shortcoming. I'll talk with a friend about them. I'll ask my friend to tell me what my good qualities are.
NA Just For Today: Group Conscience
"Working with others is only the beginning of service work." Basic Text, p.56
Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our efforts at service make us highly visible to the fellowship. In NA, it is easy to become a "big fish in a small pond." Our controlling attitude can easily drive away the newcomer.
Group conscience is one of the most important principles in service. It is vital to remember that the group conscience is what counts, not just our individual beliefs and desires. We lend our thoughts and beliefs to the development of a group conscience. Then when that conscience arises, we accept its guidance. The key is working with others, not against them. If we remember that we strive together to develop a collective conscience, we will see that all sides have equal merit. When all the discussions are over, all sides will come back to carry a unified message.
It is often tempting to think that we know what is best for the group. If we remember that it doesn't matter if we get our way, then it is easier to allow service to be the vehicle it is intended to be - a way to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.
Just for today: I will take part in the development of group conscience. I will remember that the world won't end just because I don't get my way. I will think about our p[primary purpose in all my service efforts. I will reach out to a newcomer.
Daily Reflections: THE DETERMINATION OF OUR FOUNDERS
A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159
If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live and I know A.A. is available twenty-four hours a day. If I had had to hang on with nothing but hope and a desire not to drink, experiencing rejection wherever I went, I would have sought the easier, softer way and returned to my previous way of life.
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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