I knew how to run your life though mine was out of control. I learned a great lesson when finally I admitted I was powerless over addiction and my life was unmanageable. At that point I began, at long last, […]
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I Give Up
These are my expectations for myself, and I’ve had to let go of them for others. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 2836). I am the master of the universe, the dictator of all things, responsible to see that the world […]
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I want to serve. Not just because… well, not even because I’m co-dependent. That’s not wanting to serve, it’s manipulating to endear… anyway, as I was saying, I want to serve. But three hundred six times today I’ve pushed “scan” […]
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Shaming myself for falling back into old behaviors is an old behavior in itself, and it helps keep me in all my character defects longer. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2101-2102). Old habits die hard. And the mental habits […]
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We must change if we are to recover. Change begins with honesty. As we work the fourth step, we develop a new ability to see our own dishonesty and a greater willingness to live by truth. ~ The Twelve Steps and […]
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