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TOPIC: Jftna.org/jft - September 20, 2018

snovvdrops

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September 20, 2018

Courage to change

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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

Serenity Prayer

Recovery involves change, and change means doing things differently. The problem is, many of us resist doing things differently; what we're doing may not be working, but at least we're familiar with it. It takes courage to step out into the unknown. How do we find that courage?

We can look around ourselves at NA meetings. There, we see others who've found they needed to change what they were doing and who've done so successfully. Not only does that help quiet our fear that change-any change-spells disaster, it also gives us the benefit of their experience with what does work, experience we can use in changing what doesn't.

We can also look at our own recovery experience. Even if that experience, so far, has been limited to stopping the use of drugs, still we have made many changes in our lives-changes for the good. Whatever aspects of our lives we have applied the steps to, we have always found surrender better than denial, recovery superior to addiction. Our own experience and the experience of others in NA tells us that "changing the things I can" is a big part of what recovery is all about. The steps and the power to practice them give us the direction and courage we need to change. We have nothing to fear.

Just for Today: I welcome change. With the help of my Higher Power, I will find the courage to change the things I can.

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Living looking in surplus by

Legal drugs not resolving issues
Suits made and maintained by sacrificing beings (sheepskin, unfairly paid labor - dirty backend)
Wax in hair rather than like healthy diet

= burdens not a problem?

Davethewave

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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know IT'S ME" There I fixed it for you!! __________________ Dave

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