Days of Healing Days of Joy 11/17

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Days of Healing Days of Joy - Nov.17-
by Earnie Larsen & Carol Larsen Hegarty

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An excuse is a lie guarded. - Jonathan Swift

Delusion is the blindfold we wear to our own execution. We can spend too much of our lives rationalizing irresponsible behavior and making alibis. For some of us delusion has become a habit. Making excuses for our negative behaviors has too often become second nature.

Like a bad penny, delusion will keep popping up. We need to watch out for it, to be alert to thoughts such as these: "Maybe I just drank because of all the problems I had then. Those problems are gone now - I bet I could try it again." Or how about this: "We've both changed. Maybe I was too hard on him. Maybe he won't be abusive this time. I think I've learned to handle him better.

" The blindness of delusion has cost us too much already. We need to be on guard. The more we practice making healthy decisions the more we will learn to trust our intuition, take risks, and leave unhealthy relationships and patterns behind. Bad habits are all we have to lose. [/size][/quote]

Are you still stuck in your delusional ways of thinking and doing or are you practicing your program to its fullest?

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This is proof that God does work in mysterious ways. Tonight after putting on a meeting at detox, I shared with a friend my problem with the woman I went in with. Her story came across to the new people as very positive, but from my perspective it was a total lie, false information and life through rose-coloured glasses and living in total denial.

None of the spiritual principles of the program of the first three steps were mentioned and all I heard was the great "I" am. I was a good user, now "I" am a great recovery person and it was all from the head not the heart. It was really scarey, especially as this woman is laying claim to six years in recovery. The reason I know, is because I saw myself at two years sober. This is indeed a program of mirrors. As they say, it takes one to know one.

I am so glad that I don't have to make an excuse for living today. If I am hurting, I am hurting. If I am sad, I am sad. If I am happy, I am happy. No matter what I am feeling, I don't have to use. I can live in reality and accept where I am at today, even if it isn't always a good space.

Thanks for sharing this, it is what I needed to see.