Priorities. What ARE they, really? Is making a piece of art a
legitimate use of time or an escape from what I should be doing? Who
defines art? I spent several days workingon this--was it worth the
time? What makes something worthwhile. I keep wondering.
Twelve Steps
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs/food/gambling/other people/addictive behaviors (etc) and that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
AA formally uses these Simple Slogans to assist members to recover during difficult periods.
Al-Anon formally uses the above AA Slogans as well as these slogans to assist members to recover during difficult periods.
If you want to drink-----that is your business, if you want to quit-------that is our business
Don't compare---identify, don't intellectualize----utilize
Stay away from the First Drink, Drug, Bet, bite (apply your specific addiction here)
Try not place conditions on your sobriety/abstinence
Bring the body and the mind will follow
We all have another drunk/binge left in us but we don't know if we have another recovery in us
Be as enthusiastic about recovery as you were about your addiction
3 comments:
I bet Van Gogh wondered the same thing when he was jobless and dependent on his brother financially. Aren't you glad he decided to paint anyway?
Your picture is really lovely, and definitely worthwhile.
i love the images here on this blog!
i went to a workshop a little while ago and they talked about a "to done" list - when we are overwhelmed by to do lists, we can start or end the day with a list of things we've accomplished.
Thanks, Blue Rose and Isabella!
I sometimes keep a list of things I've accomplished (daily, and a sort of life-list). It makes me feel better about myself when I start feeling overwhelmed and mired. :-)
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