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bluidkiti · 01-08-2023, 07:03 AM

January 8

Now and then, some of us are … tempted just to give up, and go back to the old misery.

~Living Sober

The pull of habit is powerful, and that of addiction almost irresistible. Our intellectual knowledge of what’s good for us, even our experience of greater well-being after we’ve let go of old behaviors for a time, sometimes can’t compete with the powerful lure of our old dependencies. Fortunately, we have equally powerful tools and resources to support new ways of being and acting. “No” is not the only word in our arsenal; the word “help” can keep us from isolation.

Attending a recovery meeting, telephoning a sponsor or trusted friend, praying for assistance from our Higher Power, reading spiritual or recovery literature, writing in a journal, doing a walking or chanting meditation, working one of the Steps, making a gratitude list—any one of these actions helps us not to have to struggle alone. Admitting that we’re powerless over an old dependency can be the door that gives us access to the power of our communities and our spiritual tools.

Today, I can ask for help.

Today's reading is from the book Glad Day

01-08-2023, 07:03 AM	#8
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,803	January 8 Now and then, some of us are … tempted just to give up, and go back to the old misery. ~Living Sober The pull of habit is powerful, and that of addiction almost irresistible. Our intellectual knowledge of what’s good for us, even our experience of greater well-being after we’ve let go of old behaviors for a time, sometimes can’t compete with the powerful lure of our old dependencies. Fortunately, we have equally powerful tools and resources to support new ways of being and acting. “No” is not the only word in our arsenal; the word “help” can keep us from isolation. Attending a recovery meeting, telephoning a sponsor or trusted friend, praying for assistance from our Higher Power, reading spiritual or recovery literature, writing in a journal, doing a walking or chanting meditation, working one of the Steps, making a gratitude list—any one of these actions helps us not to have to struggle alone. Admitting that we’re powerless over an old dependency can be the door that gives us access to the power of our communities and our spiritual tools. Today, I can ask for help. Today's reading is from the book Glad Day __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.