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Susan's avatar

An amazing compilation of discovery here for all to digest. In my quiet time this morning the self examination is drinking in many of these points you bring up Ray. I am savoring the whole of it and snacking on the parts. Very important piece you’ve put out here. I read last night and went out and sat in the grass at dusk for a good bit of time as the moon rose and sun set. The lighting bugs made a lovely show.

I will be re reading this with myself in the mirror.

Grateful for your insights 💕

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Charlie's avatar

At 67, a past drunk 30 some years ago I can say this: I can be just as stupid as my drunk past persona, I am responsible for the effort, but not the outcome and I leave the figurative door open to past room I will not go into! Imagine what is in the closet!(lol)

It works for me.

I will add this, there is always a Strong motivation needed for real change, real change like sobriety one day at a time.

And what might that be? Someone I dearly love, (and 2 beautiful children)saying I’m done with your bullshit and meaning it. She figured me out. She went to alanon and got the right information. She gave me a last chance. I made the only decision that made sense.

Since then, my life resumed as fate would determine.

I am alive healthily living striving to be as conscious as possible of life as we can perceive moment by moment.

Mainly avoiding the matrix thinking, by asking myself “ is this my organic thought “?

Happiness is achieved when distractions are set aside and the goal is achieved.

My take. Distractions are many and nevertheless always present. Hey, a distraction could bring more happiness, like walking down a trail with a destination but something says go this way instead…

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