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  Tim V December 13, 2025 at 8:08am

  ...of the spiritual experience through selfless living amends. I'm moved by the process of revealing my defects of character to those I've harmed and asking how these defects and harms affected them. I think it best to allow them to provide me with guidance. I must thank them for the opportunity to change. I should realize the importance of recovery for me, and the need for their recovery from the harms I've provided as well. Yes, it's a spiritual experience to improve the quality of my relationships through selfless living amends.
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  Tim V December 12, 2025 at 8:27am

  the opposite of my addiction is connection. Isolation bred within me resentment, fear, ego with false pride, and selfishness with self-pity. It was easy then to drink. It was an existence of spiritual bankruptcy. Spirituality tells me to have a mindful spiritual and physical connection with others, with nature and with my higher power. Through these connections, resentment changes to acceptance, fear changes to trust, ego with false pride changes to humility, and selfishness with self- pity changes to gratitude.
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  Tim V December 11, 2025 at 7:13am

  my program of recovery aids me with all elements and stages of change. I used to think that growth (especially material) would provide change. I had the cart before the horse. It is through change that the promises of growth would materialize. I can't change others; I can only change myself. I can change my thoughts which lead to change of my actions which leads to change of my habits, which leads to change of my character. The blessings of positive growth will follow.
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  Tim V December 10, 2025 at 6:02am

  the best thing for me to remember is my serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations. I must try to manage my expectations with mindful patience, understanding and acceptance. My expectations must never become demands. I'll place more value on serenity and emotional well-being as my expectations for myself and others comes to mind.
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  Tim V December 9, 2025 at 6:33am

  my program of recovery is a commitment to positive change. As I reflect on these past four months of commitment to sobriety, I know there's more commitment ahead. I embrace a commitment to improved physical health, with the same hard work and sacrifice I've found faith in through my commitment to recovery.
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  Tim V December 8, 2025 at 6:33am

  I can understand the difference between want and need. I find at times that my "want" can be selfish and destructive, and probably not what I "need". As I continue to take personal inventory, I challenge my thinking with that thought in mind. I realize that "want" can trigger my defects of character and "need" will foster positive change and growth.
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  Tim V December 7, 2025 at 7:23am

  

  my ambition is very basic these days. For much of my life my ambition was driven by whether or not others thought highly of me. My ambition in everything I did was to have the power to be at the top. So, having failed in this, I drank to escape regret for the past and fear of the future that tormented me. In recovery I find my ambition lives simply, with only a desire to live usefully and humbly and as my Higher Power intends me to be.
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  Tim V December 6, 2025 at 7:22am

  ......of the spiritual experience when I find objectivity for myself. Through my program of recovery, I can objectively challenge my thoughts and actions, then change for the better. Objectivity is something I utilize only for myself, and I find when I utilize acceptance, patience and understanding for others, I find these for myself as well.
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  Tim V December 5, 2025 at 9:43am

  

  I'm convinced. The evidence is clear as I look at what I was like, what happened, and what I'm like now. I'm convinced my old ideas, thinking and actions brought resentment, fear, selfish ego and harm with dishonesty and self-pity. Today, with my program of recovery, I've replaced these defects with acceptance, trust, humility, honesty and gratitude. I'm convinced through the spiritual experience within this change of attitude, ideas, thinking and actions that brought recovery.
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  Tim V December 4, 2025 at 4:55am

  of the many people in my life that have been so helpful. Then I ask myself; What can I do today to be helpful for others? I have learned it's best for me to be mindful of my motivation while being helpful. As I have freely received, so I must freely give. The acts of kindness I provide in a manner of selfless giving is helpful for my spiritual growth.