Ping. New day, new chance to suit up and show up for life. Any chance this could become a daily thing? There are threads that dicsuss the word of the day for God's sake. Surely this is a worthy use of bandwidth. I've got some ideas for thread topics that could be fun or helpful, but I don't want to hijack your gig.
On the topic of powerlessness, my thinking is more in line with TXcowboy's. My alcoholic self does not like that I've ditched his best friend. He's been quiet for about three years now. Quietly doing pushups that is. Not only am I powerless over how much, when, where, (etc, etc, etc!) I drink if I take a drink, I am powerless over my alcoholic obsession. In a larger sense too, I am powerless over all outcomes in my life - people, places, things and situations. My alcoholic self will use any of these to take me down, and he is patient. To me this is the crystalization of the first step, and deserves much consideration.
In one of your earliest replies in this you thread mentioned developing armor against alcoholism. Early on, I thought similarly, and even used some of the same words. Today, I look at recovery as a process of collecting tools, and an exercise in deepening faith. Thanks again for this thread.
I'd like very much for this to be a daily thread for those suffering to come for encouragement.
I don't think JimRob would have a problem with that.
God bless you, Rob, for getting this started.
"We claim spiritual progress, not spiritual perfection."