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  Tim V December 30, 2025 at 8:23am

  

  I've learned of the joys of being involved in life with my willingness rightly directed. I look back at my past life in addiction and recall the fear, resentment, dishonesty and futility of selfish isolation with my willingness only directed to alcohol and escape. In recovery, my whole attitude and outlook on life has changed from fear to trust, isolation with self-pity to gratitude, resentment to acceptance, and being involved in a joyful life with honesty, humility, and a willingness rightly directed.
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  Tim V December 29, 2025 at 7:14am

  

  my program of recovery is the force that drives me with a response to my obligations. Surely as I list my goals and obligations for this day, I must use the spiritual principles of the steps to provide the energy for action. Faith, without works, is dead. It's responsibility, or better yet, my "response ability" that's important. With the spiritual principals of willingness and perseverance, I am able to rightly respond to my obligations.
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  Tim V December 28, 2025 at 6:02am

  I can choose a God of my understanding. The God of my understanding has provided the spiritual gifts found within the 12 steps. Honesty, Hope, Faith, Courage, Integrity, Willingness, Humility, Brotherly Love, Justice, Perseverance, Spiritual Awareness and Service. I believe and have faith that thinking, acting and living each moment of the day with these spiritual principles is in the image and likeness of my creator and my higher power. It's Good Orderly Direction.
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  Tim V December 27, 2025 at 7:13am

  

  I'm no longer driven by material success. What drives me in recovery are the values of honesty, humility and service. By doing that, I laugh often and love much, I gain trust and respect from others, I leave each moment in my world in a better place than I found it, I appreciate nature, and I never fail to see the best in others while giving the best of myself. The gifts and promise of economic security are a result of this. I believe it to be the essence of success.
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  Tim V December 26, 2025 at 7:04am

  I can find peace with whatever comes along. I believe it starts with being mindful. It's about staying in the moment and connected with only that place and time. I can use the spiritual tools I've learned to make that moment the best it can be. Next there is acceptance, of my present circumstances as they are, myself as I am, and the people in my life as they are. I then find a realistic humility where I comprehend the word serenity, and grateful to know peace.
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  Tim V December 25, 2025 at 6:02am

  

  freely I have received, I shall freely give. In my past I only felt grateful when being given to. In recovery I find a greater sense of gratitude when it accompanies the joy of giving with no expectation of anything in return. I'm grateful for all I've been given. But it's not enough. I shall express my gratitude by sharing and passing on the gifts of giving I've received by giving freely of kindness and service to all others around me.
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  Annemarie December 25, 2025 at 2:38am

  I don't have to stay stuck in anything, I can move forward
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  Paulcoholic December 24, 2025 at 9:33pm

  

  I finally decided to put up a Christmas tree. So what it's my 57 year old desktop one that's been called my "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree?" I like it.
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  Tim V December 24, 2025 at 6:23am

  

  of the spiritual experiences and inspiration I find each morning. My day is blessed for success when I visit my recovery first each morning and then go visit life. It's that hour or so each morning, to know the conditions within my life I'll face today, then meditate, apply and carry the spiritual principles and coping skills of recovery throughout my day that makes all the difference. I'm grateful each morning to pledge and live in recovery. Then life is more than welcome to come along for the ride.
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  Tim V December 23, 2025 at 4:48am

  

  I am blessed with the gifts that recovery has brought my way. As l look back at my addictive past, those gifts were always there, but I took them for granted with the insanity of selfishness and ignorance. I no longer ignore these gifts as I live in recovery. The gift of family, the gift of forgiveness, and the gift of being connected to others. The greatest gift of all is the gift of giving. As these gifts have been so freely given to me, I will freely give these gifts in return.