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July 6, 2025
There was a period early in my recovery where I kept count of the number of days I had gone without a drink. There was a sense of pride that I was able to avoid alcohol and drugs. But there was apprehension that the day would come where I would drink again. I stopped counting
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July 5, 2025
For the longest time I have been trying to become worthy of the life that I have been given. I have lived a life of inner destruction with no hope of a better way. I have experienced Divine Intervention where my life was spared. I have experienced a way to change for the better and
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July 4, 2025
I am not immune from screwing up. When things don’t go right for me, I am very quick to beat myself up. I don’t need anyone else to do that for me. I need to remember that I do a whole lot more good than bad. I am not defined by my shortcomings but rather
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July 3, 2025
Every day I try to look at myself so that maybe I can better understand why I am the way I am. I need to look inward at the thoughts and feelings that drive my behavior. My hope is that by understanding myself I might help people like me to better understand themselves. It’s not
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July 2, 2025
There have been many good times in my life, with many good people. There have been many rough times in my life, also with many good people. Those good times were good mostly because of the good people who were there. I survived those rough times also because of good people. God was always there.
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July 1, 2025
Some days it seems impossible to turn down the noise in my mind. My attention bounces everywhere and concentration is a challenge, but I can usually recognize it because it feels so familiar. Those days I really need God’s Help more than others. Those days I need to look at my feet and remember where
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June 30, 2025
Some of us will not accept help from others no matter how badly we are hurting. Some of us need to suffer in silence rather than admit that we are in pain. For me it mostly was due to pride and shame. It was not until my pain was so great that I couldn’t take
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June 29, 2025
Usually my prayers get answered in subtle ways. Sometimes I don’t recognize that they were answered until long afterwards. The answers to my prayers are not packaged in the way I expected. The answers to my prayers don’t always come when I want them The answers to my prayers don’t come all at once. The
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June 28, 2025
While I was drinking and using drugs, the progression of my character defects got worse along with my substance abuse. When the substances stopped working, no amount of alcohol could bring me relief but I kept trying to find it. Once I stopped drinking, I found that I had lost my soul. But stopping drinking
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June 27, 2025
The busier things seem to get for me, the greater the need for me to slow down. When I allow outside influences to direct my thinking, I tend to operate at an uncomfortable pace. I need to start my day by making a connection with God to calm my soul. I need to pause during
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