March-22 topics

From Pancake Marathon:

It's in the times when I don’t want that I know that I have to go, I know that I don’t have to do things I get to, by the simple fact of the matter that I is able to be part of my life, maybe for the first time and that is the point of this whole recovery thing, to recover what I have lost: as that is myself; I have lost myself, yes, maybe for the countless times before and seeing that I now I AM able to be able to do as such. To be in my life and of the world around me, for that is the simple fact of who we really are, be able to get to because we are willing, it is this willingness to be able to think in the times when we don’t want to, to be able to get back to a point of being able to get to want to; it is in that fact that we are able to and so we will, if we are seeing the power that we are, finding that peace of mind.

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The faith that I have now is because of the god that I understand But For The Grace Of God I can Q-TIP as to simply Cultivate an attitude of gratitude so I can halt so I can see the wisdom for its about Easy does it so that I can do what is First Things First so that I can Keep it simple seeing the gifts that I can to give; to be able to love, so that I can Let It Begin With Me because I is able to Let go and let God is the power of being able to give kisses in times when I will be able to think so I can act, for I know that it is always about seeing How Important Is It.

Acronyms

Slogans

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

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"In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves." Basic Text pg. 67
In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and takes what it needs. When one victim brushes the leech off, it simply goes to the next.
In our active addiction, we behaved similarly. We drained our families, our friends, and our communities. Consciously or unconsciously, we sought to get something for nothing from virtually everyone we encountered.
When we saw the basket passed at our first meeting we may have thought, "Self-Support! Now what kind of odd notion is this?" As we watched, we noticed something. These self-supporting addicts were free. By paying their own way, they had earned the privilege of making their own decisions.
By applying the principle of self-support in our personal lives, we gain for ourselves the same kind of freedom. No longer does anyone have the right to tell us where to live, because we pay our own rent. We can eat, wear, or drive whatever we choose, because we provide it for ourselves.
Unlike the leech, we don't have to depend on others for our sustenance. The more responsibility we assume, the more freedom we'll gain.
Just for today: There are no limits to the freedom I can earn by supporting myself. I will accept personal responsibility and pay my own way today.

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And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I would need to be strong, though. All my previous experience with life provided that. Today I do not have to struggle or exert my will.
If I take those Twelve Steps and let my Higher Power do the real work, my alcohol problem disappears all by itself. My living problems also cease to be struggles. I just have to ask whether acceptance -- or change -- is required. It is not my will, but His, that needs doing.

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