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

Today I Pray

May I look back at this past year as a good
one, in that nothing I did or said was
wasted. No experience - however insig-
nificant it may have seemed - was
worthless. Hurt gave me the capacity to
feel happiness: bad times made me appre-
ciate the good ones; what I regarded as my
weaknesses became my greates... Read More

The Program teaches me to work for
progress, not perfection. That simple
admonition gives me great comfort,
for it represents a primary way in
which my life today is so different
than it used to be. In my former life,
perfection - for all its impossibility
 - was so often my number one goal.
Today I can believe that if I sometimes
fail, I am not a failure - and if I
sometimes make mistakes, I am not a
mistake. And I can apply those same
beliefs to Th... Read More

These days, if I go through an
experience that is new and demanding,
I can do so in a spirit of confidence
and trust. Thanks to The program
and Twelve Steps, I've come to know
that God is with me in all places and
in all endeavors. His spirit is in me as
well as in people around me. As a
result, I feel comfortable even in new
situations and at home even among
strangers. Will I continue to flow
along and grow along with The
Program, trusting in the power and... Read More

We are not perfect. And because we are
not perfect, we cannot expect to work the
program perfectly. Some people sit
around and feel sorry for themselves be-
cause they can't work the steps to perfec-
tion. But what they overlook is that they
have not put forth enough effort.

All that is necessary is that we honestly
try. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by all
that we have to do - we just have to be
willing to do it. We are not perfect; we
only strive for pro... Read More

Man cannot discover new oceans
until he has courage
to lose sight
of the shore.


Back to reality. Monday morning and I have the day off. I am rested from the weekend and feel sanity returning.

Today is special for me...I have reached a little milestone which means the world to me. I am getting better one day at a time. Four months have passed since I last picked up a joint and since I found my way to this site...I am truly grateful.

Last evening, as I sat in my h... Read More

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