JFT August 14 - Letting Go Of Our Limitations - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

**margo** · 08-13-2004, 11:17 PM

"We don't have to settle for the limitations of the past. We can examine and reexamine our old ideas."
Basic Text, p.11

Most of us come to the program with a multitude of self-imposed limitations that prevent us from realizing our full potential, limitations that impede our attempts to find the values that lie at the core of our being. We place limitations on our ability to be true to ourselves, limitations on our ability to function at work, limitations on the risks we're willing to take - the list seems endless. If our parents or teachers told us we would never succeed, and we believed them, chances are we didn't achieve much. If our socialization taught us not to stand up for ourselves, we didn't, even if everything inside us was screaming to do so.

In Narcotics Anonymous, we are given a process by which we can recognize these false limitations for what they are. Through our Fourth Step, we'll discover that we don't want to keep all the rules we've been taught. We don't have to be the life-long victims of past experiences. We are free to discard the ideas that inhibit our growth. We are capable of stretching our boundaries to encompass new ideas and new experiences. We are free to laugh, to cry, and, above all, to enjoy our recovery.

Just for today: I will let go of my self-imposed limitations and open my mind to new ideas.
pg. 236

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics AnonymousÂ©

2stop · 08-14-2004, 05:51 AM

Exploring past our self imposed limitations.......has worked miracles for me!

Great post!!!!!!!!

Gooch · 08-14-2004, 06:27 AM

What a blessing for me to be reminded on my birthday of these powerful words.

the JFT for my anniversary is about Service.

I get reminded of2 sides of the pyramid .. self and service just on these 2 days alone.

08-13-2004, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
margo Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 1,747	JFT August 14 - Letting Go Of Our Limitations "We don't have to settle for the limitations of the past. We can examine and reexamine our old ideas." Basic Text, p.11 Most of us come to the program with a multitude of self-imposed limitations that prevent us from realizing our full potential, limitations that impede our attempts to find the values that lie at the core of our being. We place limitations on our ability to be true to ourselves, limitations on our ability to function at work, limitations on the risks we're willing to take - the list seems endless. If our parents or teachers told us we would never succeed, and we believed them, chances are we didn't achieve much. If our socialization taught us not to stand up for ourselves, we didn't, even if everything inside us was screaming to do so. In Narcotics Anonymous, we are given a process by which we can recognize these false limitations for what they are. Through our Fourth Step, we'll discover that we don't want to keep all the rules we've been taught. We don't have to be the life-long victims of past experiences. We are free to discard the ideas that inhibit our growth. We are capable of stretching our boundaries to encompass new ideas and new experiences. We are free to laugh, to cry, and, above all, to enjoy our recovery. Just for today: I will let go of my self-imposed limitations and open my mind to new ideas. pg. 236 Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics AnonymousÂ©

08-14-2004, 05:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,666	Exploring past our self imposed limitations.......has worked miracles for me! Great post!!!!!!!! __________________ Many Hugs and Hope too, Tammie "Think of all the beauty still left around you and BE HAPPY." ~Anne Frank~ "Things do not change, WE change." ~Henry David Thoreau~

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Gooch Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: out there... Posts: 2,668	What a blessing for me to be reminded on my birthday of these powerful words. the JFT for my anniversary is about Service. I get reminded of2 sides of the pyramid .. self and service just on these 2 days alone.

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