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**Ann** · 04-08-2007, 04:09 AM

AN INSIDE LOOK

We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural
desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the
unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By
discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can
move toward their correction
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43

Today I am no longer a slave to alcohol, yet in so many
ways enslavement still threatens--my self, my desires,
even my dreams. Yet without dreams I cannot exist; without
dreams there is nothing to keep me moving forward.
I must look inside myself, to free myself. I must call
upon God's power to face the person I've feared the most,
the true me, the person God created me to be. Unless I can
or until I do, I will always be running, and never be truly
free. I ask God daily to show me such a freedom!

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lanie67 · 04-12-2007, 02:18 AM

Blergh...emotional deformities. Good one. So very true. Sigh. I am really grappling with some right now. My codependency. My tendency to gossip. The rescuing behaviors as part of codependency that are kicking my butt right now. This stuff can drive me right up to the ledge of taking a drink because it can put me in so much pain. There is no denying some of my natural desires have warped me, at this stage. That passage really zinged me, lol

04-08-2007, 04:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,173	Daily Reflections - Comments Welcome AN INSIDE LOOK We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I am no longer a slave to alcohol, yet in so many ways enslavement still threatens--my self, my desires, even my dreams. Yet without dreams I cannot exist; without dreams there is nothing to keep me moving forward. I must look inside myself, to free myself. I must call upon God's power to face the person I've feared the most, the true me, the person God created me to be. Unless I can or until I do, I will always be running, and never be truly free. I ask God daily to show me such a freedom! ************************************************ ***** ©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.© __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~**

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04-12-2007, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
lanie67 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south east Posts: 216	Blergh...emotional deformities. Good one. So very true. Sigh. I am really grappling with some right now. My codependency. My tendency to gossip. The rescuing behaviors as part of codependency that are kicking my butt right now. This stuff can drive me right up to the ledge of taking a drink because it can put me in so much pain. There is no denying some of my natural desires have warped me, at this stage. That passage really zinged me, lol

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