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•  I would say the Simplicity is in life have gotten me down, as it comes down to a simple simple fact of it was those simplicities that I overlooked; it's because I overlooked the simplicities that I missed the point that I was so willing to Target the messenger that I forgot about their entire purpose of that messenger even coming to my door: for it's about the message and never about what and how or who or what form that messenger comes in.

•  for yes it is easy to totally demean life and forget that it's all about living life and life's terms, that all has something to offer and then I cannot do this by myself;  in moments when I realize that I got this is the moment where I realized that I don't have this.  because if I had it I wouldn't need to put the work in, because you can only really give what you have because you have it;  and so an attitude of indifference is absolutely what  let me to getting to a point of an incomprehensible demoralization.

•  I don't know why I keep acting in this way, yet there's something to learn there's something to see there's something for me to gain or to give freely because I've learned what it may be that I have to offer,  knowing deep down I can trust in my higher power because my shoes do fit just just right I am able to take a space because I do deserve love, Harmony, gratitude, joy, in all forms of love.

• 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. Finding clarity

2.  seeing moments of my incomprehensible demonization

3.  seeing how to let go

4.  moving on to a solution would be because I let go of that pain

5.  living life's terms

6.  trusting in my higher power

7.  focusing on the message you're not the messenger

acronyms and SLOGANS: Organized by Pancake Marathon

• For  living life on my terms  has a challenge upon itself  as I  practice the principles of all my affairs,  easily does It but do it,  as doing it sober  has its moments of bringing  clarity,  Joy,  and not of humility;  do I act in such a way to where I can Q-tip  as to be able to halt:  so that I may be able to take a step back and act accordingly Within  practicing the principles all my affairs.  for maybe the simple fact of the matter is  to trust in my higher power,  knowing that I can't do this by myself because I've done that for so long;  being able to stay teachable,  being able to carry the message through my experience strength and Hope,  so that I may not become the face of the recovery program:  12th step or non 12 step recovery program; Thing that it's okay to feel the way that I feel and yet finding a piece and harmony within being okay to take a step back realize it's not that big of a deal and I got this within: having a fellowship, trust in a higher power and that of love.

• 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: Aging

I'm not sure that I ever looked forward to aging, but I've never been afraid of it or hated the idea of it. I'm just grateful to have made it this far. My mother never saw old age. I nearly died during my active addiction, then barely survived colon cancer. But it's more than gratitude. I'm excited to grow older. I'm ready to embrace my inner crone, even though I am not quite clear about when I'm allowed to call myself a crone. 

Importantly, aging has been the invitation that I needed to make friends with my body. I've always thought that I had a nice face and good hair, but today I feel the privilege of growing older deep in my softening belly, in wrinkles that seem to multiply daily, in my often-aching muscles and my creaky joints and bones. Accepting my aging body allows me to be more fully me. A wiser and gentler me, but also a more radical and outrageous me. Aging is just another season in my life, and I'm here for it. 

I think I might turn out to be a very cool old lady.

Spiritual principle a day: The Power of Creative Action

Page 221

"Creative action keeps us moving forward."

Guiding Principles, All Will Be Well

One way for us to examine the power of creative action is to take a clear look at its spiritual polar opposite: destruction. In our active addiction, instead of building up our lives, we knocked them down. We demolished relationships, careers, and property. We self-destructed, harming our bodies, our minds, and our spirits. In many cases, our destructiveness resulted in losing our freedom.

As melodramatic as it may sound, we can rise from the rubble, fumes, and bloodshed of our self-destruction! We destroyed a lot, but we didn't destroy everything. Because we're alive and we're clean, we have the opportunity to rebuild. Most simply, creative action is everything we do to reconstruct our lives and elevate our communities. It includes all the actions we take to build our self-esteem, strengthen our relationships, and bolster our integrity.

It's important to note that some of us use our creativity to build only our outsides--getting our looks back, doing our time and being released, finishing the degree, or retiring in style--but deny our spiritual needs. That neglect can lead us down a path of destruction. We may not relapse, but we risk destroying some of the good we've built in our time clean. The creative actions we take to stay engaged in our recovery, give of ourselves in service, and nurture a relationship with our Higher Power will sustain our spirits even as we thrive in other ways.

We will make mistakes and may experience massive failures beyond our control. We are bound to take actions that undermine our progress and hurt others. We aren't perfect. But, again, we can rebuild. Our capacity to engage in creative action during times of adversity is key to our progress. Learning how to be grateful for life's hard-hitting lessons is the ultimate protection against our destructiveness.

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I'm going to take this moment to examine my destructive tendencies. Today I'll find an opportunity to consciously and creatively prevent them from taking over.

Keep It Simple: Made a list of all persons we had harmed . . . ---First half of Step Eight 

1. By the time we get to Step Eight, we're ready to work on our relationships. 

2. We start by making a list of all persons we've harmed. We look at where we have been at fault. We own  our behavior. 

3. Now we're healing, and we must help others to heal too. Our list must be as complete as we can make it.  As our recovery goes on we'll remember others we have hurt. We add them to our list. By doing this, we  heal even more. 

4. Remember, this Step is for us. It is to help us stay sober.

5. Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me make a complete list. Help me keep it open-ended. Allow me and those I've harmed to be healed. 

6. Action for the Day: Even if I've made a list before, I'll make another one today. I will list all those I have  harmed. 

NA Just For Today: Freedom From Guilt 

1. "Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt." Basic Text, p.7

2. Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious  forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to forgive ourselves but don't feel forgiven. 

3. How can we forgive ourselves so we feel it? First, we remember that guilt and failure are not links in an  unbreakable chain. Honestly sharing with a sponsor and with other addicts shows this to be true. Often the  result of such sharing is a more sensible awareness of the part we ourselves have played in our affairs.  Sometimes we realize that our expectations have been too high. We increase our willingness to participate  in the solutions rather than dwelling on the problems. 

4. Somewhere along the way, we discover who we really are. We usually find that we are neither the totally  perfect nor the totally imperfect beings we have imagined ourselves to be. We need not live up to or down  to our illusions; we need only live in reality. 

5. Just for today: I am grateful for my assets and accept my liabilities. Through willingness and humility, I  am freed to progress in my recovery and achieve freedom from guilt. pg. 223

Daily Reflections:  LIVING IT 

1. The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.  ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 83 

2. When new in the program, I couldn't comprehend living the spiritual aspect of the program, but now that  I'm sober, I can't comprehend living without it. Spirituality was what I had been seeking. God, as I understand Him, has given me answers to the whys that kept me drinking for twenty years. By living a spiritual life, by asking God for help, I have learned to love, care for and feel compassion for all my fellow men, and to feel joy in a world where, before, I felt only fear. 

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