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Practical Addict: April 2009
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Thursday, April 30. Emotional growth or emotional injury? I was walking my dog through the neighborhood yesterday when I was suddenly overwhelmed by a dark, heavy feeling. It seemed to come out of nowhere. It was a feeling of heaviness, like great grief in my chest and stomach and it felt like there was a weight upon my shoulders. The air seemed close and quiet. What I experienced in t...
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Practical Addict: May 2009
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Wednesday, May 27. Yesterday was one year of continuous abstinence from my bottom-line behaviors. I've had the date in mind of course all year. But I've not been too attentive to it. It passed without notice. I remembered it this morning at the meeting. Feel good it seems to be followed by a fall. I don't have the slightest interest in celebrating. Links to this post. Friday, May 22.
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5 Tips That Can Help Eliot Spitzer TODAY | The Fight of Our Life Blog
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The Fight of Our Life Blog. March 15, 2008 · 8:12 am. 5 Tips That Can Help Eliot Spitzer TODAY. Dear Eliot Spitzer –. As you start your recovery from sexual addiction, or as I like to say: your journey towards sexual purity, I hope that one day you Goggle your self and stumble upon this blog. I want you to know that there is one person out here who will not vilify you for what you have done. 1 Admit that you cannot save or fix yourself and your condition, and surrender life to Jesus Christ. Eliot if you ...
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Practical Addict: I'm not a doctor, but I play one in my life
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Wednesday, August 26. I'm not a doctor, but I play one in my life. I'm such an expert. I am also an expert on most other people. Step Two tells me that there is something out there that can make me whole. It also tells me that that power is not me. From this, I understand that the best thing I can do is get out of the way. The doctor (God) wants to work on me, but I need to...That is r...
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Practical Addict: August 2009
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Friday, August 28. The topic of today's meeting was emotional sobriety. The way I picture my emotional sobriety is that I seem very together on the outside, but on the insides I'm feeling like there are monsters at war with heroes. Sometimes I'm the hero, sometimes I'm the monster. Sometimes I'm the frightened villager cowering beneath their massive feet. I remember as a child never cl...
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Practical Addict: Concentric circles
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Wednesday, September 9. It's a good message for me today. The last few days I've been thinking of life as give and take. I need something, and I go and get it. Or I need something and I have to give something up to get it. It's a dead-end street mindset. It's a zero-sum game. It's greedy and it's needy. I haven't been feeling good about myself. I've felt cut off and isolated. I'm worki...
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Practical Addict: Repress-able Joy
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Wednesday, September 23. I woke up in a happy mood this morning. This has been so for two or three of the last three or four days. I've just been waking up happy, joyous. Briefly. Concurrent with all this, I've been taking the time to meditate the full 20 minutes every day. I always meditate some, but if I'm tired or rushed or stressed, I might just do 10 minutes, or even 5. An...This ...
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Practical Addict: Emotional sobriety
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Friday, August 28. The topic of today's meeting was emotional sobriety. The way I picture my emotional sobriety is that I seem very together on the outside, but on the insides I'm feeling like there are monsters at war with heroes. Sometimes I'm the hero, sometimes I'm the monster. Sometimes I'm the frightened villager cowering beneath their massive feet. I remember as a child never cl...
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Practical Addict: June 2009
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition." - AA Big Book, p. 85. Friday, June 26. I was driving to work today and I was thinking "I should be thinking this way." The "way" I was hoping to be was some tuned-in Buddhist practice, I suppose. I don't completely remember. What did catch my attention is that I'm constantly thinking. That I should be thinking. In some other way. But let's say I take a real honest first step and realize that I can't take it...
