Topic of the week " T "

[lildee]

For "T" the topic of the week I choose TRUST.

Ouch this is a biggy for me, although it is slowly getting better. Once that trust has been shattered time and time again with each new relapse that the "A" has gone through trust is hard to completely employ. There is always a small nagging little voice that quickly runs through my head. Can he be trusted with money? Can he be trusted not to lie, cheat or steal? But then I remember my program and that I cannot control anyone , so it is with this fact that my trust is slowly regaining it's strength, and with God by my side to pray for strength and courage.

[caressa]

T is for Truth. I must stand for my own truth and trust myself to have my own knowingness.

[caressa]

T is for Try. All I am asked to do is try. Try to be the best me I can be today. Try to work my program to the best of my ability today. Try to love others as I would have them love me, just for today.

[lildee]

T is for turmoil and all the chaos that addiction/alcoholism bring. Learning how to detach from this is a method for dealing with it.

[caressa]

T is for Tolerance. In order to practice patience, I have to learn to tolerate myself and others.

[caressa]

T is for Teach. I must always be responsible for carrying the message, yet ever remember to remain teachable. When I think I know it all, I stop growing mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I needed to teach myself to listen, to be open to new ideas and concepts. I can't carry a true message unless I have lived and felt for myself. If I haven't lived it, I am only paying lip service.