Hi All, Sorry I missed you this weekend. I was having issues with my internet connection and my modem; I was not able to get it fixed until late Sunday night. I was not able to attend to the needed work on it, as my step-daughter was competing in The Nationals cheerleading competition. Her team came second, (YAY) she was somewhat disappointed as they didn’t win being the reigning champions, and I’ve tried to explain that second was still quite a respectable feat. She is not thoroughly convinced though. Oh well on with today’s post.
Tonight I was watching the movie King Arthur, about of course King Arthur and his knights. I must admit I have penchant for fantasy novels, dragons and knights, that sort of stuff. I believe for me it is partially fuelled in the “knights, Code of Honour”, you know honesty, integrity, equality and doing the right thing, living the code. Quite the fanciful thinking in today’s age, some might say. I think it is something sorely lacking in today’s society, especially by some of our leaders in politics and industry.
That being said, I am inclined to see that “The 12 Step Program” teaches us our own “Code of Honour.” Through the process of doing the 12 steps, we learn how to make our yes mean yes and our no mean no. We learn to make our word our bond. We learn to see all persons as equals, we may admire and even revere those who model that too which we aspire, yet understand that they are but human and may falter and/or trip, yet basically our equals, with wisdom and/or lessons they may have to share with us. Also we learn that those who continually fall short, have just not seen the way yet and accept where they are, with prayer and/or hope that they too may find their way. As such we do not think ourselves their betters. We also learn through conscious contact with the God of our understanding, to find that self within that intuitively knows right from wrong. And through all of this learning we strive to live up to these high Ideals on a daily basis. Through this we learn humility and our own humanness as we struggle not to give in to our lusts for power, greed, wealth, sex, and material wealth. However being human we occasionally stumble and fall, yet we pick ourselves up, make amends, learn grow and strive for better adherence to the principles contained in the 12 steps on a daily basis. Thus living by our own newfound “Code of Honour” through the “12 Step Program.” As we on a daily basis attempt to continually do what is right and what is right in front of us.
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WELCOME Hi There, this blog will be about what I believe to be REAL RECOVERY not band aids or feel good BS These are the hard cold true facts that I have learned and been taught by OLD TIMERS and People WHO HAVE REMAINED CLEAN and SOBER and "GOT A LIFE".There will be no original thoughts here, Because in essence there are no original thoughts only perhaps originals and/or different ways to present or illustrate old Ideas.Now that this is understood lets get to the heart of the matter. Recovery is not about coddling or enabling. IT IS LIFE CHANGING. PERIOD WELCOME to the hardest thing that you will do in YOUR LIFE. Make no mistake, Real recovery is not EASY, it is simple, very simple, Yet you will make it hard, as all before you have. Also let's get this STRAIGHT right off the top. REAL RECOVERY has nothing to do about ALCOHOL and/or Drugs. IT IS about the way you react to life, your perceptions, and YOUR actions. Alcohol and/or Drugs are just a symptom of YOUR disease. Take notice of the word DISEASE - Which in our case translates to ILL AT EASE or simply not at ease, which is the basic nature of our problem and answer to our solution.Back to why I state that this is the hardest thing you will do. I state this because Real Recovery Will challenge everything you know/believe or really what you think you know, Because you really don't know SHIT or you wouldn't need recovery. It will make you face the truth about your biggest problem YOU and YOUR THINKING. You will face the real you not the one we would like to see with all the justifications and rationalizations just the TRUE YOU.REMEMBER GOD DOES NOT CREATE GARBAGE >>>>>>>> If you have a request or enquiry Please Email me at wiledchild@live.ca I'd like to add one other thing here for all those who read this Blog. It's something that was taught to me That was invaluable to my recovery My Spiritual Advisor Taught me this. Don't believe a word I say , do not take what I say as the truth just because I say it or anybody else, for that matter. Check it out for yourself. Try it on for size. Investigate , find out for YOURSELF only use what you have read or heard as a reference point. Find the truth out for yourself . This way it is your TRUTH not someone else's. You will also not be believing a lie or untruth if you always check things for yourself . Do not believe everything you are told or read without checking it out.
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