The Template

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  Having just passed the 2 year anniversary in my recovery, I find myself with a new craving: To spread the Word. Not only the 12 Steps and the 8 Principles, which are the basis of my recovery, but the day to day marathon and struggle with aspects of said recovery. Now, I'm not going to berate anyone who Higher Power is not the same as mine, but I will point out that Jesus Christ is the cornerstone and the foundation of what I have experienced these last two years. If your not in the same spot, that's fine, but please don't disregard what I'm saying here, just because you disagree with me on this point. My intention is NOT to get into yet another argument about what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to an HP. I'm not going to debate philosophy or even theology in here. The arguments are as far and wide as the horizons, just trying to get people to agree on Biblical theology alone, not to mention everything beyond, so I'm not wasting time when I might have a point to make about my (or your) freedom! I have a tendency to "shove my way to the center" in most situations and this blog will probably start out no different. While others often want to argue the finer points of a subject, I'm more about what is going on at the center of you and me. Lets face it: At the end of the day, will I feel better about myself because I out debated someone? Honestly, I hope I'm not that shallow.
  Most of this will consist of insights I gather from my personal inventory, so anyone familiar with secular recovery will recognize it. I will reference the 12 Steps and the 8 Principles (the Beatitudes), which are the basis of Celebrate Recovery, of which I am a part. Even if you don't know anything about AA, CR, or the Bible, you might still recognize the idea of journaling in order to understand or even resolve internal conflict and our relationship with others. Still others might find that a blog is what resonates with them. The idea of looking into the rants, experiences, successes and failures of someone with a point of view you connect with is, from what I understand, sometimes appealing to some of you "youngsters". Maybe your in recovery, and you can relate or want to share. Cool! Do it! Maybe your thinking it might be something you want to look into for yourself or a friend. Also cool! And welcome! Maybe your reading this and your like I have always been: Needing this and knowing it, but too afraid to jump in. If that's the case, please stick around. In here, you can look at it all from a safe distance, and no one even has to know your here! Ah, the beauty of the web, huh? For all the crap you can get into, there is a lot of good in here as well.
  Over the next few days and weeks, I'll be posting some interesting info or tidbits that might answer some questions, but for the most part, it's just a long "tweet". What am I doing? How do I feel about...? What am I struggling with? and so on. I hope to break it up into the sections below, so see this as a template if you will. My thoughts are mostly unorganized so I need to not only write them down, but I need to categorize them as well. So this will be part of my journal or daily inventory process or just a plain ole blog, depending on the day and my mood. The only difference is, I'll hit the button and share. I need to do this anyway and it might help someone on the planet some day. If not, at least I'm entertaining myself and getting this stuff OUT!
  I will adhere to the "rules" of CR or AA and not attempt to tell you what you should do: We are here to support one another, not fix another. Since this is a one way conversation (at least so far), I should be able to: Keep my sharing focused on my own thoughts and feelings. I'm hoping to present a "day in the life". With Purpose.
  
  More often than not, it'll be in three parts:
  1. The Rant
  2. Step Back and Observe
  3. The Truth
  
  Hope you can get something out of it.
  
  Blessings,
  WA