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  Tim V January 19, 2026 at 5:54am

  all I have to do is get involved. In morning meditation, I ask myself a few questions. How will I live today? What's important to me? How's my family doing? What can I contribute to make things better? Hmmm......
  I'll make a list, then I'll get involved. Pretty simple. I'll act, I'll get involved, and the feelings will follow.
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  Tim V January 18, 2026 at 6:30am

  

  recovery has changed my attitude and purpose. My addictive life was one of only myself. Yes, in recovery I find ample time for my well-being, but I now find equal time thinking and acting on other matters. Yes, the opposite of my addiction is connection with others, with myself, with nature, and with the spiritual principles of God as I understand them. Yes, in recovery I value things other than myself more than I ever have. I'm grateful for that.
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  Tim V January 17, 2026 at 7:37am

  

  I'm finding more purpose in my life when I add rather than detract. It starts in morning readings, meditations, and coming here to post and share. I can carry my pledge, my word for the day, and what I'm grateful for, to add to life. When I stick with it, I find at the end of my day that I've added to my positive spirit of giving freely, I've added something positive to the lives of others, and I rest with gratitude knowing I'll add to life tomorrow.
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  Tim V January 16, 2026 at 7:35am

  

  I don't have to live in recovery unaided. I'm no longer alone. I easily recall my life of self-will and self-confidence. That life ended when I found recovery. I have a host of friends. We share struggles and triumphs together. This selfless fellowship aids me. It's the "We" that rescued me when I was going about life unaided.
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  Tim V January 15, 2026 at 7:24am

  it feels good to laugh at myself. I find humility in it. Rule 62 helps. It says, "Don't take yourself so #$%& seriously!". It helps me maintain perspective to avoid ego driven ambition. Rule 62 reminds me that recovery is about progress, not perfection. Rule 62 fosters a supportive environment where struggles and triumphs are shared with a lighter heart. While recovery is a serious endeavor, it's essential for me to have a sense of humor and humility throughout the process. I'll find joy in recovery today with Rule 62.
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  Tim V January 14, 2026 at 6:58am

  I think often of the disconnection with life while addicted. What a sorry state of being it was to isolate from nearly everything. In recovery I find connection with my thoughts to discover a better attitude when needed. I find a connection with others to identify and relate rather than compare or judge. In recovery I find connection with my daily tasks to completion rather than procrastination. I'm grateful today because the opposite of my addiction is connection.
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  Tim V January 13, 2026 at 7:19am

  I am fulfilled when I stay true to my commitment of service. My recovery is enhanced when giving freely in service to newcomers. I know of the fear and uncertainty in those first days of recovery. Yet, I know of the service freely given by others when I was in need. I must freely give it back. To watch the loneliness vanish, to see their confidence rise, to be of service to the newcomer is a bright spot in my life.
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  Tim V January 12, 2026 at 4:48am

  

  I have the opportunity to set healthy boundaries. In as much as I understand the necessity to be at my best for others, as a "people pleaser" in recovery it's time to evaluate the health and quality of the relationships with myself and others. Too often I back away from conflict to keep the peace and be accepted. I must be mindful while setting boundaries. It isn't about getting others to be different. It's about setting a boundary that allows space for me to be different.
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  Tim V January 11, 2026 at 8:53am

  

  I can rise above my present circumstances. I take survey of the circumstances as I deal with cancer and the meds that drag me down. But yet, I take survey of circumstances of others about me, in their lives, and how I must be a positive influence. This is an exercise in acceptance and willingness when I do it rightly. I must avoid turning these realistic surveys of circumstances into unrealistic alibis for apathy, defeatism and procrastination. I can find a realistic humility with willingness rightly directed, to utilize what energy I have, and rise above my present circumstances.
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  Tim V January 10, 2026 at 7:24am

  maturity of spirit is my guide these days. I've got the "booze cure" figured out but yet, I can be emotionally immature. It's emotional sobriety I seek through spiritual maturity. It's through a right spirit of thought and action. It's a mental conviction of spirit to move into mature emotional results. Faulty and immature emotional dependencies were my flaw. I find emotional sobriety and maturity by moving forward toward spirituality.