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Today at my morning meeting topic was from today's daily reflections namely self pity. I've had enough self pity in the last 14 days to go around this whole site and share it with all of you equally. Today I'm not in my pity pot. I asked God to be divorced from self pity when down on my knees this morning. My current situation was a lot of my own making. I will clean my side of the street and not be concerned with the other persons street it's none of my business. Today I'm accepting of what's going on today and still hold onto hope. There are a lot of what ifs and YETS. But I don't have the little devil on my shoulder saying "what do I do, what go I do ." Well wright now I do nothing but take care of myself and love myself today.

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That's taking the right action Enigma. Just take care of today.

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From The big Book:

"Selfishness self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.

So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God's help. "


All the best.

Bob R

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So true so true

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Looks like you're seeing things as they really are.  You're getting lots of help from Above, don't you think?  Blessings, Mike D.



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Yes Enigma , get off th Pity potty or tou'll get th poor me , poor me . Pour me a drink .

I had been divorced just over a year when I got sober . My x was still trying to lay heaps

on me . I had assaying in early sobriety , "I will swing for her" . As my x was Still giving me

heaps . At my Sun nite home group . After I would take my kids back to her .

One Sun nite my sponsor said "you can Allways tell when she has had a shot at you ,

" I have Never seen anyone plummet the way you do"

Yes Enigma I would Crash , hence th anger & frustration "I will swing" After a while he said.

"Keep saying that & one day you might" . Being totally confused , as I just wanted the best

for her . She Kept laying all this sh*t on me , I would get So angry , frustrated & resentful , as

It Was Hard & it HURT . Mate I was like scrambled eggs at times , all over the place .

Years later , when I looked back on it , I saw how when I prayed for everyone else . Yes everyone

else to be happy & healthy & to get what they wanted out of life . Mate , divorced nearly 30yrs , she

has been remarried 27 . And she Still Hates my guts . I was not invited to my 3 kids weddings , I did

not even know they were getting married , I have not met 7 out of 9 of my Grand kids . It is SO More

peaceful to Stay Away . So I Pray for her . Yes I still pray for her & wish her all the best & what she

wants out of life .



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Rick.

@ 37 I was too young & good looking to be an alkie.

still too young , still got th good looks. still n alkie.

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