THE TITLE OF THIS ENTRY IS FROM THE 164TH PAGE OF THE BIG BOOK OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. I AM SOBER 11 CONTINUOUS YRS THIS MONTH DESPITE MY NEED AND USE OF MEDICINE FOR CHRONIC PAIN AND I MUST SAY IT IS NOT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T WANTED TO GET HIGH AND TRY TO FORGET THIS MISERABLE REALITY I MUST ENDURE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY. I AM SO GLAD I READ ALL THE WORDS IN OUR TEXT AND NOT JUST THE ONES I CAN USE TO JUSTIFY SICK BEHAVIOR IN RECOVERY WITH LIKE SOME PEOPLE I KNOW. THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR GRACE AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVEAND LIGHT IN MY LIFE.
THESE ARE ON LITTLE CARDS THAT SOMEONE GAVE ME YRS AGO....
THE FOLLOWING ARE TODAY'S AND THE PAST 2 DAYS OF CARDS. ON MY STATUS UPDATE ARE THE 2 DAYS BEFORE THAT, SO A WEEKS WORTH SO FAR.
I JUST FINISHED UNLOADING ON A REPLY TO SOMEONE AND NEEDED TO BECOME FOCUSED AND CALM AND CENTERED AGAIN BEFORE I LAY DOWM
N. I'VE SAT HERE TOO LONG TYPING AND READING AND M
NOW THE TAIL BONE FEELS AS IF IT COMING OUT OF MY SPINE AND I HAVE HAD A RECURRING NIGHTMARE ALLWEEK SO I WANT TO AT LEAST FEEL NUMB EMOTIONALLY BEFORE I LAY DOWN..
I WILL WRITE DOWN MY NIGHTMARE IF I HAVE AGAIN TONITE.
" THANKYOU FATHER FOR THE JOY AND THE PEACE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME."
" THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME; THY MERCY, OH LORD, ENDURETH FOR EVER."
" LORD GIVE ME GRACE AND STRENGTHTO PERSEVERE AND AN OBEDIANT HEART TO DO YOUR WILL."
"THE LORD IS NIGH UNTO ALL THEM THAT CALL UPON HIM, TO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH."
" DEAR LORD AS WE RELY ON YOU FOR OUR SECURITY, MAY WE LIVE SO WE CAN HELP SOME OTHERS FIND THE SECURITY THEY NEED."
" WHOSO HEARKENETH UNTO ME SHALL DWELL SAFELY, AND SHALL BE QUIET FROM FEAR OF EVIL."
OKAY.
LOVE.
TERRIEANN..... "RALOP"
IN RECOVERY FROM ABANDONMENT, A.C.O.A., ALCOHOLISM, AND OTHER ADDICTIONS SINCE 1986, BUT I LET EMOTIONAL ISSUES TAKE ME OUT, " BACK TO DRINKING," IN 1997 FOR A FEW MONTHS. SOBER AND RECOVERING CONTINUOUSLY NOW SINCE JULY 5TH 1997. PREVIOUS DATES WERE SOBER AUG. 11TH 1990 AND WENT OUT MOTHER'S DAY-ISH 1997. I LEARNED AND WAS GRACED WITH LIGHT YEARS OF GOD'S MIRACLES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN A SHORT FEW MONTHS OF RETURNING TO USE. I FOUND ME WHILE GONE... ALL OF ME.
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