TOPIC: How Do You Take Yourself Or See Yourself In Recovery? Seriously Or Lighly?
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TOPIC: How Do You Take Yourself Or See Yourself In Recovery? Seriously Or Lighly?
Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR i havent had
a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.
For that Im truely grateful.
The question is: How do you
look at urself in Recovery? How
you take urself in Recovery?
I am gonna quote this from
another recovering member....
"ANGLES FLY BECAUSE THEY TAKE
THEMSELVES LIGHTLY."
By no means am I an angel....but
when i do take myself lightly my
best qualities come shining thru....
And if i take myself seriously then
my worst behaviors come pushing thru
bogging me down.
I think im gonna learn to take myself
more lightlier than seriously.
How about you? Serious or light?
Light as a feather.....
Heavy as a brick?
Light as pancakes?
Heavy as cement?
Light as birds of a feather?
Heavy as stone?
Thanks for letting me share.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR i havent had
a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.
For that Im truely grateful.
The question is: How do you
look at urself in Recovery? How
you take urself in Recovery?
I am gonna quote this from
another recovering member....
"ANGLES FLY BECAUSE THEY TAKE
THEMSELVES LIGHTLY."
By no means am I an angel....but
when i do take myself lightly my
best qualities come shining thru....
And if i take myself seriously then
my worst behaviors come pushing thru
bogging me down.
I think im gonna learn to take myself
more lightlier than seriously.
How about you? Serious or light?
Light as a feather.....
Heavy as a brick?
Light as pancakes?
Heavy as cement?
Light as birds of a feather?
Heavy as stone?
Thanks for letting me share.
same planet...different world
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Butte, America
Posts: 10,946
I just take it.
This is my last chance at this, like I've said a million times in the last ... 79-some-odd days. I''m willing to go to any length.
I don't have to go there walking on water, and I don't have to go there all sad and / or angry that I'm going. And I don't have to dance like a bad remake of the Wizard of oz, either.
It winds up being someplace in the middle for me.
I've had more people tell me that they've never laughed so much at anyone's sharing, and ask me how do I make such serious things funny?
Well, when I said half of 'em, it never occurred to me they might be funny.
It's just how I see things, I guess.
*shrug*
Then, forty eight hours later, I share, and there's not a dry eye in the house.
*shug*
the only thing I refuse to get all mired up in is complacency.
I cant go there. I don't know how much time I have left.
because if I go back out ... I won't be back.
I take my recovery extremely seriously. it's all I've got. but I'm an irreverent sort ... and can hold my space ... from within a place of humor.
yet another gift that is more than i gave.
sorry about not punctuating
(xkuze me ... I punctuated)
but this computer is timing out really quick tonight.
thanks for the thread, sharon!
This is my last chance at this, like I've said a million times in the last ... 79-some-odd days. I''m willing to go to any length.
I don't have to go there walking on water, and I don't have to go there all sad and / or angry that I'm going. And I don't have to dance like a bad remake of the Wizard of oz, either.
It winds up being someplace in the middle for me.
I've had more people tell me that they've never laughed so much at anyone's sharing, and ask me how do I make such serious things funny?
Well, when I said half of 'em, it never occurred to me they might be funny.
It's just how I see things, I guess.
*shrug*
Then, forty eight hours later, I share, and there's not a dry eye in the house.
*shug*
the only thing I refuse to get all mired up in is complacency.
I cant go there. I don't know how much time I have left.
because if I go back out ... I won't be back.
I take my recovery extremely seriously. it's all I've got. but I'm an irreverent sort ... and can hold my space ... from within a place of humor.
yet another gift that is more than i gave.
sorry about not punctuating
(xkuze me ... I punctuated)
but this computer is timing out really quick tonight.
thanks for the thread, sharon!
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: BUFFALO, NY
Posts: 32
Wow that's just what I needed to read. Feeling a little low the last few days. By the way, I'm Peggy, and I'm an alcoholic and new to this site (sober since Sept 27, 1997). Everyone says my problem is that I take my self too seriously. Intellectually, I think this is out of fear--fear of letting my guard down, fear of the slippery slope to where I once was--but knowing that and acting on it are two different things. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks.
Trying to do the right thing.
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London
Posts: 4,345
Ditto,... I take my Recovery Very seriuosly,...!
as Im a gona without it...!
I dont know if that is Good or Bad...?
But at least Fear ....will keep me safe...odd .....ehy.!
...........Hummm...?
...
as Im a gona without it...!
I dont know if that is Good or Bad...?
But at least Fear ....will keep me safe...odd .....ehy.!
...........Hummm...?
...
everything is already ok
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne Victoria Australia
Posts: 19,793
Now dont laugh but I take recovery seriously as well as relationships and many other aspects of life. However, I keep things as light as possible in my heart my soul so that I progress and be available for others.
Kevin
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